Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes was 50.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Cameroon is 50.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 50.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2006.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 40.0% | — |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 36.9% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 46.1% | 50.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Cameroon was 50.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release