Cameroon - Lower secondary completion rate

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Cameroon was 46.65 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 46.65 in 2016, while its lowest value was 2.57 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2.57
1972 3.01
1973 3.54
1974 4.60
1975 5.19
1976 5.43
1977 6.21
1978 6.57
1979 6.83
1980 6.92
1981 7.43
1982 7.96
1983 8.77
1984 9.83
1985 10.19
1986 10.93
1987 11.91
1988 13.49
1990 15.42
1991 17.91
2003 21.28
2006 16.38
2007 17.70
2008 23.27
2009 22.92
2011 39.85
2013 40.89
2014 35.64
2015 45.83
2016 46.65

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Cameroon was 47.69 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 47.69 in 2016, while its lowest value was 8.23 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 8.23
1972 9.33
1973 9.69
1974 11.14
1975 12.57
1976 12.43
1977 13.17
1978 14.45
1979 14.68
1980 14.76
1981 15.85
1982 16.27
1983 16.89
1984 18.22
1985 17.64
1986 18.97
1987 20.35
1988 21.08
1990 29.79
1991 25.00
2003 23.71
2006 20.67
2007 22.22
2008 29.40
2009 26.65
2011 41.85
2013 43.21
2014 37.28
2015 46.96
2016 47.69

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cameroon was 47.17 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 47.17 in 2016, while its lowest value was 5.40 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 5.40
1972 6.18
1973 6.62
1974 7.88
1975 8.89
1976 8.94
1977 9.70
1978 10.52
1979 10.77
1980 10.85
1981 11.65
1982 12.13
1983 12.84
1984 14.04
1985 13.92
1986 14.97
1987 16.14
1988 17.29
1990 22.63
1991 21.47
2003 22.50
2006 18.54
2007 19.97
2008 26.35
2009 24.79
2011 40.85
2013 42.06
2014 36.46
2015 46.40
2016 47.17

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes