Cameroon vs UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity
Cameroon
0.9062 GPIA
in 2023
UNICEF: West and Central Africa
0.9409 GPIA
in 2024
Cameroon rank
195th
UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank
196th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Cameroon
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: West and Central Africa currently reports 0.9409 GPIA against 0.9062 GPIA in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0347 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 195th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 196th of 208 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: West and Central Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | UNICEF: West and Central Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7347 GPIA | 0.6232 GPIA | 0.1115 GPIA | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.7892 GPIA | 0.6871 GPIA | 0.1021 GPIA | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.8268 GPIA | 0.7422 GPIA | 0.0846 GPIA | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.8283 GPIA | 0.7971 GPIA | 0.0312 GPIA | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.8627 GPIA | 0.8828 GPIA | 0.0201 GPIA | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2020s | 0.8991 GPIA | 0.9345 GPIA | 0.0353 GPIA | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity, Cameroon or UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa, at 0.9409 GPIA against 0.9062 GPIA in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity between Cameroon and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 0.0347 GPIA, with UNICEF: West and Central Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Cameroon ranks 195th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 196th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release