Cameroon vs North America: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index

Cameroon
1.1 GPI
in 2021
North America
0.9819 GPI
in 2020
Cameroon rank
31st
North America rank
30th

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Cameroon
  • North America
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.1 GPI against 0.9819 GPI in North America, a difference of 0.1181 GPI.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 31st and North America ranks 30th of 196 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.474 GPI 0.7994 GPI 0.3254 GPI North America
1980s 0.6053 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.4262 GPI North America
1990s 0.7388 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.2776 GPI North America
2000s 0.7819 GPI 1 GPI 0.2217 GPI North America
2010s 0.8525 GPI 1 GPI 0.1489 GPI North America
2020s 0.8719 GPI 0.9819 GPI 0.11 GPI North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index, Cameroon or North America?
Cameroon, at 1.1 GPI against 0.9819 GPI in North America as of 2021.
What is the difference in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index between Cameroon and North America?
0.1181 GPI, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and North America?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and North America rank globally for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Cameroon ranks 31st and North America ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, 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
241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

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