Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.08 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.08 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
35th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.08 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.8488 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8488 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.8592 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8701 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8801 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8933 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9079 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9184 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9271 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9376 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9472 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9572 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9671 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9753 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9836 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9894 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9908 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9905 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9906 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9902 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9904 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9906 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9915 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9935 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9971 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.08 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.08 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (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