Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.06 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.06 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
84th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.06 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3202 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3202 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3351 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3511 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3674 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3828 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3902 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3935 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4009 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4162 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4373 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4616 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4788 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4928 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5103 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5249 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5453 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5652 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5858 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6096 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6385 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6709 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.706 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7277 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7437 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.751 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7643 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7745 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7953 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8036 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8084 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8073 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8113 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8189 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8348 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8524 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8727 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8958 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9183 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.93 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9513 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9733 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9883 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.06 modelled data | +2.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.06 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.06 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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