Progression to secondary school in Cameroon
Cameroon: Progression to secondary school was 66.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Cameroon, 1972–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 66.5% for progression to secondary school in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Cameroon peaked at 67.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1972.
That places Cameroon 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 25.7% | 36.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 40.3% | 35.5% | 44.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 30.9% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 44.9% | 59.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 60.8% | 67.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 119.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 11.47 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Cameroon?
- Progression to secondary school in Cameroon was 66.5% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for progression to secondary school?
- Cameroon ranks 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).