Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 61.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon stood at 61.0%.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 72.2% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2017.
Cameroon ranks 141st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 59.1% | — |
| 1973 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 68.2% | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 60.6% | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 55.1% | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 63.8% | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 70.5% | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 66.4% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 70.9% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 59.4% | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 71.1% | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 68.4% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 72.2% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 57.8% | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +68.8% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.7% | 55.1% | 68.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 68.4% | 59.4% | 72.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 54.6% | 68.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 37.7% | 69.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 61.0% | 65.1% | 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 the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Cameroon was 61.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 1986.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release