Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate gender GPIA adjusted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate gender GPIA adjusted was 0.83 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon stood at 0.83 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.83 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.36 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Cameroon 61st out of 87 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate gender GPIA adjusted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.36 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.68 GPIA | +88.9% |
| 2007 | 0.78 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.81 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.83 GPIA | +2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.83 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8286 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.83 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.745 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.36 GPIA | 0.36 GPIA | 0.36 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.73 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.82 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.83 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Cameroon rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 61st out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release