Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 79.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Cameroon, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 79.9% for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in 2023.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 89.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2017.
Cameroon ranks 136th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 65.6% | — |
| 1973 | 67.4% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 73.2% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 68.0% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 61.5% | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 69.9% | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 71.4% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 75.1% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 72.6% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 77.8% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 68.5% | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 77.8% | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 75.7% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 77.9% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 67.2% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +35.1% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.3% | 61.5% | 73.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 75.1% | 68.5% | 77.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 64.7% | 89.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 59.8% | 80.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 79.9% | 84.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Cameroon?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Cameroon was 79.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 136th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release