School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.8995 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon stood at 0.8995 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon peaked at 0.8995 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6885 GPIA, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 160th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6885 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.708 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7151 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7261 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7266 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8376 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7827 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8357 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8272 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8136 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8158 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8269 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8295 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.841 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8435 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8552 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8612 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8678 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8741 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8788 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8949 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8995 GPIA | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.8995 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 89% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.8995 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9527 GPIA, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7129 GPIA | 0.6885 GPIA | 0.7266 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8233 GPIA | 0.7827 GPIA | 0.841 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8604 GPIA | 0.8435 GPIA | 0.8741 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8911 GPIA | 0.8788 GPIA | 0.8995 GPIA | 3 |
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, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon was 0.8995 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8995 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6885 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Cameroon ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release