School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9648 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.9648 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.9648 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0829 GPI, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0829 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.1002 GPI | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1255 GPI | +25.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1261 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1563 GPI | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6354 GPI | +306.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6356 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6358 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6554 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7201 GPI | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7848 GPI | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.791 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7868 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8108 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7326 GPI | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7703 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7712 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7762 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7995 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8767 GPI | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8087 GPI | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8806 GPI | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8684 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7969 GPI | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.793 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8049 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8286 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9648 GPI | +16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +306.5% | 0.1563 GPI | 0.6354 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1182 GPI | 0.0829 GPI | 0.1563 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7056 GPI | 0.6354 GPI | 0.791 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8095 GPI | 0.7326 GPI | 0.8806 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8377 GPI | 0.793 GPI | 0.9648 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.9648 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9648 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0829 GPI in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.