School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9012 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.9012 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.9212 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7441 GPI, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 189th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7441 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7684 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.778 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7887 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7951 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8076 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8167 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8207 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8319 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8371 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8384 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8416 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8413 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8432 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8412 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8453 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8515 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8546 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.856 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.859 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8619 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9212 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9009 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9017 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8594 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8714 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8324 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8242 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8542 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8689 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.861 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.853 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8563 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8379 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8381 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8598 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8595 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8659 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8639 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8695 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8763 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8909 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8983 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9004 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9006 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9016 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9012 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7946 GPI | 0.7441 GPI | 0.8319 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.845 GPI | 0.8371 GPI | 0.856 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8702 GPI | 0.8242 GPI | 0.9212 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8554 GPI | 0.8379 GPI | 0.8689 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8892 GPI | 0.8639 GPI | 0.9016 GPI | 9 |
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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 school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.9012 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9212 GPI in 1992.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7441 GPI in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 189th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.