Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Cameroon

Cameroon: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 86.4% in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
86.4%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
26th
of 41 countries
All-time high
86.4%
in 2014
All-time low
74.4%
in 2004
Years of data
6
2000–2014

Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Cameroon, 2000–2014

0204060802000200720142000: 85.1 %2004: 74.4 %2005: 85.1 %2006: 78.8 %2011: 81.4 %2014: 86.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 86.4% for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 86.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2004.

That places Cameroon 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) in Cameroon, 2000 to 2014.
Year % Change
2000 85.1% —
2004 74.4% -12.6%
2005 85.1% +14.5%
2006 78.8% -7.5%
2011 81.4% +3.4%
2014 86.4% +6.1%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 86.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 86.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.7%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.8% 74.4% 85.1% 4
2010s 83.9% 81.4% 86.4% 2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 23 Zambia 87.5% compare
  2. 24 Nepal 87.2% compare
  3. 25 Guatemala 86.6% compare
  4. 27 Togo 85.7% compare
  5. 28 Cambodia 84.9% compare
  6. 29 Ethiopia 83.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Cameroon?
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Cameroon was 86.4% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2004.
How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2014.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 392 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/