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Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon

Cameroon: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 43.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
43.2%
Change on year
up 25.8%
World rank
32nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
43.2%
in 2014
All-time low
22.4%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2014

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon, 2000–2014

0102030402000200720142000: 22.4 %2004: 24 %2005: 36.6 %2006: 29.7 %2011: 34.4 %2014: 43.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 43.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 43.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2000.

Cameroon ranks 32nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.2% 22.4% 36.6% 4
2010s 38.8% 34.4% 43.2% 2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 29 Ghana 47.4% compare
  2. 30 Gambia 45.8% compare
  3. 31 Sierra Leone 44.1% compare
  4. 33 Cambodia 40.5% compare
  5. 34 Haiti 34.5% compare
  6. 35 Rwanda 27.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon was 43.2% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2000.
How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/