Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9008 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9008 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
190th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.9008 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.3987 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.9008 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.9008 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3987 GPIA, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 190th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3987 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4213 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4393 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4646 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4616 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4817 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.508 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5227 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.537 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5476 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5476 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5639 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5702 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5919 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6144 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.629 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6469 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6592 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6745 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.684 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7118 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7157 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6827 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7984 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7228 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8341 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8064 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6122 GPIA | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8316 GPIA | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7834 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7838 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7865 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7702 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7939 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8283 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8391 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8495 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8494 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8448 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.849 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8518 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8799 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9003 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9008 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4705 GPIA | 0.3987 GPIA | 0.537 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6045 GPIA | 0.5476 GPIA | 0.6745 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7356 GPIA | 0.6827 GPIA | 0.8341 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7774 GPIA | 0.6122 GPIA | 0.8316 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8472 GPIA | 0.8391 GPIA | 0.8518 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8937 GPIA | 0.8799 GPIA | 0.9008 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 187 Mali 0.9123 GPIA compare
- 188 Tajikistan 0.9115 GPIA compare
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9019 GPIA compare
- 191 Mozambique 0.9006 GPIA compare
- 192 Dominica 0.8814 GPIA compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8793 GPIA compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.9008 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9008 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3987 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 190th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release