Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted was 0.8316 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Cameroon, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Cameroon stood at 0.8316 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Cameroon peaked at 0.8316 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3609 GPIA, in 1976.
Cameroon ranks 113th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.3609 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8022 GPIA | +122.3% |
| 2010 | 0.704 GPIA | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8181 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8316 GPIA | +1.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.8316 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.891 GPIA, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.8316 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8474 GPIA, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3609 GPIA | 0.3609 GPIA | 0.3609 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8022 GPIA | 0.8022 GPIA | 0.8022 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7846 GPIA | 0.704 GPIA | 0.8316 GPIA | 3 |
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Cameroon?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Cameroon was 0.8316 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8316 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3609 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Cameroon ranks 113th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release