School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.8897 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon stood at 0.8897 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.8897 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3904 GPIA, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 192nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3904 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4119 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4307 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4562 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4534 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4736 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4993 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5148 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5285 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5401 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5397 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5639 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5702 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5919 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6144 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.629 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6469 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6592 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6745 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.684 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7118 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7157 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6827 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7984 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7228 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8341 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8064 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6122 GPIA | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8316 GPIA | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7834 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7838 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7865 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7702 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7867 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8207 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.834 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8428 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8424 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8371 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8406 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8427 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8536 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8687 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8891 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8897 GPIA | +0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.8897 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.8897 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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% | 0.6122 GPIA | 0.8316 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4621 GPIA | 0.3904 GPIA | 0.5285 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.603 GPIA | 0.5397 GPIA | 0.6745 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7356 GPIA | 0.6827 GPIA | 0.8341 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7757 GPIA | 0.6122 GPIA | 0.8316 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8399 GPIA | 0.834 GPIA | 0.8428 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8753 GPIA | 0.8536 GPIA | 0.8897 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.8897 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8897 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3904 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release