Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9187 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon is 0.9187 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.9187 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7396 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7396 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7642 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7742 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7855 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7925 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8059 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8156 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8201 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8316 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.837 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8383 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8413 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8405 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8417 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8389 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8423 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8478 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8503 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8513 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8539 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8568 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9155 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8948 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8954 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8531 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8648 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8257 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8175 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.847 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8612 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8536 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8458 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8492 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8308 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8307 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8523 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8521 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8584 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8567 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8626 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8694 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8834 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8906 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8926 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8928 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8939 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.894 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9003 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9099 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9151 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9187 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7921 GPIA | 0.7396 GPIA | 0.8316 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8429 GPIA | 0.837 GPIA | 0.8513 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8642 GPIA | 0.8175 GPIA | 0.9155 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8481 GPIA | 0.8307 GPIA | 0.8612 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8818 GPIA | 0.8567 GPIA | 0.894 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.911 GPIA | 0.9003 GPIA | 0.9187 GPIA | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.9187 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9187 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7396 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release