Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Cameroon, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.02 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9301 GPI, in 1977.
That places Cameroon 56th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9433 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.9615 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9334 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.984 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9976 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9301 GPI | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.968 GPI | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9829 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.994 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9785 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9764 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9628 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9983 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.08 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.14 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9662 GPI | 0.9301 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9879 GPI | 0.9628 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 53 Sudan 1.02 GPI compare
- 54 Belgium 1.02 GPI compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 1.02 GPI compare
- 57 Cape Verde 1.02 GPI compare
- 58 Macau, China 1.02 GPI compare
- 59 Brunei Darussalam 1.02 GPI compare
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 survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Cameroon?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Cameroon was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9301 GPI in 1977.
- How does Cameroon rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.