Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon stood at 1.06 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon peaked at 1.06 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3202 modelled data, in 1981.
Cameroon ranks 84th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.373 modelled data | 0.3202 modelled data | 0.4162 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5211 modelled data | 0.4373 modelled data | 0.6096 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7375 modelled data | 0.6385 modelled data | 0.8036 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.855 modelled data | 0.8073 modelled data | 0.93 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 modelled data | 0.9513 modelled data | 1.06 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon was 1.06 modelled data in 2025, 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 1.06 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3202 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Cameroon ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release