School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.1 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon is 1.1 GPI, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 1.1 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4029 GPI, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4029 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4253 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.443 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4682 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.465 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4852 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5111 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5255 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5395 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5499 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5499 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5657 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5708 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5921 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6146 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6292 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.647 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6593 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.675 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.685 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7136 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.718 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6864 GPI | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8029 GPI | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7268 GPI | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8387 GPI | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8109 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6154 GPI | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 0.836 GPI | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7878 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7885 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7913 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7749 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7988 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8336 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8097 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8446 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.855 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8549 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8503 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.855 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.858 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.867 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.865 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8657 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8719 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPI | +25.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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% | 0.6154 GPI | 0.836 GPI |
| 2021 | +25.9% | 0.8719 GPI | 1.1 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.474 GPI | 0.4029 GPI | 0.5395 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6053 GPI | 0.5499 GPI | 0.675 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7388 GPI | 0.685 GPI | 0.8387 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7819 GPI | 0.6154 GPI | 0.836 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8525 GPI | 0.8097 GPI | 0.867 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9848 GPI | 0.8719 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Ireland 1.1 GPI compare
- 29 Mexico 1.1 GPI compare
- 30 Finland 1.1 GPI compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 1.1 GPI compare
- 33 East Timor 1.09 GPI compare
- 34 Marshall Islands 1.09 GPI compare
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, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon was 1.1 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4029 GPI in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.