School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
68th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9046 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
45
1971–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9046 GPIA, in 1988.
Cameroon ranks 68th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9589 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.95 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9499 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9748 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9653 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9443 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9704 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9072 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9814 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9528 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9874 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9046 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9619 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9896 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9878 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9874 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9996 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9438 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.983 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9949 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9881 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.02 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9597 GPIA | 0.9499 GPIA | 0.9748 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9046 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9918 GPIA | 0.9438 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.983 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9046 GPIA in 1988.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release