Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.08 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.08 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 1.08 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8488 modelled data, in 1981.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8936 modelled data | 0.8488 modelled data | 0.9376 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9782 modelled data | 0.9472 modelled data | 0.9908 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 modelled data | 0.9904 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon was 1.08 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8488 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release