School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9175 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9175 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
203rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9175 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7314 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.9175 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.9175 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7314 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7314 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7566 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7673 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7774 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7841 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7981 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8077 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8131 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8253 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8308 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8383 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8413 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8405 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8417 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8389 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8423 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8478 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8461 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8513 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8507 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8535 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9155 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8948 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8954 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8531 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8648 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8257 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8175 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.847 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8612 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8536 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8458 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8492 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8308 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8307 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8523 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8488 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8552 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8536 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8597 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8663 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8809 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8882 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8884 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8886 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8925 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8925 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8991 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9087 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.914 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9175 GPIA | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.9175 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.9175 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7845 GPIA | 0.7314 GPIA | 0.8253 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8419 GPIA | 0.8308 GPIA | 0.8513 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8635 GPIA | 0.8175 GPIA | 0.9155 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8475 GPIA | 0.8307 GPIA | 0.8612 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.879 GPIA | 0.8536 GPIA | 0.8925 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9098 GPIA | 0.8991 GPIA | 0.9175 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9292 GPIA compare
- 201 Montserrat 0.9261 GPIA compare
- 202 Benin 0.925 GPIA compare
- 204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9157 GPIA compare
- 205 Djibouti 0.9108 GPIA compare
- 206 Mali 0.9103 GPIA compare
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.9175 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9175 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7314 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release