Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity was 0.6311 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6311 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
133rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.24 GPIA
in 1971
All-time low
0.6311 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
43
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.6311 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.6311 GPIA, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 133rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.24 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.2 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.17 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.15 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.17 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.14 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9987 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8242 GPIA | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.907 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7993 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7584 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8052 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8545 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8541 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8206 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8987 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7957 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7274 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6902 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7152 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7017 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6984 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6947 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6804 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6348 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6315 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6311 GPIA | -0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.6311 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7863 GPIA, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.6311 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8133 GPIA, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9495 GPIA | 0.7993 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8143 GPIA | 0.7274 GPIA | 0.8987 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6968 GPIA | 0.6804 GPIA | 0.7152 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6325 GPIA | 0.6311 GPIA | 0.6348 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 vocational in Cameroon?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cameroon was 0.6311 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6311 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release