School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9012 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.9012 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.9212 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7441 GPI, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 189th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7946 GPI | 0.7441 GPI | 0.8319 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.845 GPI | 0.8371 GPI | 0.856 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8702 GPI | 0.8242 GPI | 0.9212 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8554 GPI | 0.8379 GPI | 0.8689 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8892 GPI | 0.8639 GPI | 0.9016 GPI | 9 |
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 school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.9012 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9212 GPI in 1992.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7441 GPI in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 189th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.