School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon

Cameroon: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8897 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8897 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
180th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8897 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.712 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2018

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2018

00.20.40.60.81971199420181971: 0.712 GPI1972: 0.732 GPI1973: 0.74 GPI1974: 0.751 GPI1975: 0.753 GPI1976: 0.764 GPI1977: 0.772 GPI1978: 0.775 GPI1979: 0.785 GPI1980: 0.79 GPI1981: 0.79 GPI1982: 0.795 GPI1983: 0.794 GPI1984: 0.798 GPI1985: 0.799 GPI1986: 0.805 GPI1987: 0.811 GPI1988: 0.815 GPI1989: 0.818 GPI1990: 0.822 GPI1991: 0.829 GPI1992: 0.872 GPI1995: 0.848 GPI1997: 0.855 GPI1998: 0.807 GPI1999: 0.827 GPI2001: 0.854 GPI2002: 0.801 GPI2003: 0.848 GPI2004: 0.841 GPI2005: 0.826 GPI2006: 0.828 GPI2007: 0.838 GPI2008: 0.843 GPI2009: 0.856 GPI2011: 0.861 GPI2012: 0.869 GPI2014: 0.877 GPI2015: 0.883 GPI2016: 0.886 GPI2017: 0.89 GPI2018: 0.89 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.8897 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.8897 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.712 GPI, in 1971.

That places Cameroon 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7537 GPI 0.712 GPI 0.7854 GPI 9
1980s 0.8015 GPI 0.7901 GPI 0.8179 GPI 10
1990s 0.8372 GPI 0.8069 GPI 0.8721 GPI 7
2000s 0.8372 GPI 0.8007 GPI 0.8562 GPI 9
2010s 0.8794 GPI 0.8613 GPI 0.8897 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 177 Benin 0.8973 GPI compare
  2. 178 Liechtenstein 0.8967 GPI compare
  3. 179 Papua New Guinea 0.8943 GPI compare
  4. 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8895 GPI compare
  5. 182 Eritrea 0.884 GPI compare
  6. 183 Zambia 0.8813 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.8897 GPI in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.8897 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.712 GPI in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Cameroon ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.