Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9008 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 (GPIA) 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.9008 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.9008 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +35.8% | 0.6122 GPIA | 0.8316 GPIA |
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release