Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity was 1.12 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.12 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
13th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8959 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon stood at 1.12 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8959 GPIA, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 13th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8959 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9221 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9304 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9315 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9448 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9497 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9339 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9327 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9486 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.929 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9396 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9421 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9483 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9568 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9569 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9613 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9718 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9913 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9837 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9925 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.12 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.12 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9322 GPIA | 0.8959 GPIA | 0.9497 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9562 GPIA | 0.929 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 3 |
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cameroon was 1.12 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8959 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release