Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Cameroon

Primary completion rate in Cameroon in 2024 — 75.29%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 111. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 27.48 pp.

2024 75.29% +3.07 pp vs 2023
World rank 97of 111
Period maximum 76.28%2012
Period minimum 47.79%1974

Trend over time

1973–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Cameroon, 1973–2024405060708019731979198519911997200320092015202120241973: 47.81%1974: 47.79%1975: 50.38%1976: 52.29%1977: 53.09%1978: 63.75%1979: 53.6%1980: 51.62%1981: 51.25%1982: 50.08%1983: 50.2%1984: 52.04%1985: 53.58%1986: 53.97%1987: 55.69%1988: 55.32%1990: 56.77%1991: 55.59%1999: 50.24%2000: 51.49%2003: 58.29%2004: 60.41%2006: 52.55%2007: 55.93%2008: 72.56%2009: 72.13%2010: 73.59%2011: 72.23%2012: 76.28%2014: 74.9%2015: 75.71%2016: 74.32%2017: 68.7%2018: 64.98%2019: 66.02%2021: 69.47%2022: 70.44%2023: 72.22%2024: 75.29%
Change over the period: +27.48 pp Annual average: 0.54 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 75.29%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 75.29 +3.07 pp
2023 72.22 +1.78 pp
2022 70.44 +0.97 pp
2021 69.47
2019 66.02 +1.04 pp
2018 64.98 −3.72 pp
2017 68.7 −5.62 pp
2016 74.32 −1.39 pp
2015 75.71 +0.81 pp
2014 74.9
2012 76.28 +4.05 pp
2011 72.23 −1.36 pp
2010 73.59 +1.45 pp
2009 72.13 −0.43 pp
2008 72.56 +16.63 pp
2007 55.93 +3.38 pp
2006 52.55
2004 60.41 +2.12 pp
2003 58.29
2000 51.49 +1.25 pp
1999 50.24
1991 55.59 −1.19 pp
1990 56.77
1988 55.32 −0.37 pp
1987 55.69 +1.72 pp
1986 53.97 +0.39 pp
1985 53.58 +1.54 pp
1984 52.04 +1.85 pp
1983 50.2 +0.12 pp
1982 50.08 −1.17 pp
1981 51.25 −0.37 pp
1980 51.62 −1.98 pp
1979 53.6 −10.15 pp
1978 63.75 +10.67 pp
1977 53.09 +0.8 pp
1976 52.29 +1.91 pp
1975 50.38 +2.59 pp
1974 47.79 −0.02 pp
1973 47.81

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.