Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7892 GPIA in 2018. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, 2000β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.7892 GPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon peaked at 0.8092 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5816 GPIA, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 82nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6848 GPIA | 0.5816 GPIA | 0.8092 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7582 GPIA | 0.7031 GPIA | 0.7892 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 79 Bangladesh 0.8668 GPIA compare
- 80 Liberia 0.8613 GPIA compare
- 81 Senegal 0.8156 GPIA compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 0.7768 GPIA compare
- 84 Guinea-Bissau 0.7398 GPIA compare
- 85 Zimbabwe 0.7069 GPIA compare
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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon was 0.7892 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8092 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5816 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release