School completion in Cameroon
Cameroon: School completion was 77.78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
77.78
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
128th
of 165 countries
All-time high
77.78
in 2025
All-time low
52.33
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Cameroon, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 77.78 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Cameroon peaked at 77.78 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.33, in 1981.
That places Cameroon 128th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 52.33 | — |
| 1982 | 52.9 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 53.56 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 54.11 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 54.74 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 55.3 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 55.86 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 56.28 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 56.7 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 57.12 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 57.64 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 58.02 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 58.35 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 58.62 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 58.96 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 59.45 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 59.94 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 60.53 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 61.22 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 61.9 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 62.6 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.33 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 64.05 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 64.64 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.26 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 65.93 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 66.67 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 67.53 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 68.45 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 69.36 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.04 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 70.77 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 71.43 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 72.06 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.73 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 73.34 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.96 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 74.57 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 75.08 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.55 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 76.06 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.52 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.99 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 77.38 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 77.78 | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 77.78 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 77.78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.64 | 52.33 | 56.7 | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.98 | 57.12 | 61.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.04 | 61.9 | 68.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.33 | 69.36 | 75.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.71 | 75.55 | 77.78 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Cameroon?
- School completion in Cameroon was 77.78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 77.78 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.33 in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for school completion?
- Cameroon ranks 128th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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