Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon

Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 16.0% in 2014. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2014)
16.0%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
35th
of 41 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 2005
All-time low
6.8%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2014

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

510152025302000200720142000: 6.8 %2004: 7.6 %2005: 28.5 %2006: 10.9 %2011: 15.5 %2014: 16 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 16.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2014.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 110.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 28.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.

That places Cameroon 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.4% 6.8% 28.5% 4
2010s 15.8% 15.5% 16.0% 2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 32 Rwanda 17.5% compare
  2. 33 Haiti 16.6% compare
  3. 34 Guinea 16.4% compare
  4. 36 Malawi 14.1% compare
  5. 37 Zimbabwe 14.0% compare
  6. 38 Ethiopia 13.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cameroon was 16.0% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2014.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 385 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/