Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 80.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Cameroon, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Cameroon is 80.8%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 35.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% 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 134th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 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% |
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 |
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 80.8% in 2018, 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 134th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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
Percentage of a cohort of male students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.