Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.11 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon stood at 1.11 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 67th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cameroon was 1.11 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Share of all students in upper 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