Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cameroon, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cameroon stood at 1.01 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cameroon peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8415 GPI, in 1974.
That places Cameroon 78th out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.8578 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.8913 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8415 GPI | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9217 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.93 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9533 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9251 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9329 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9599 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9451 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9518 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.925 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9719 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9949 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9754 GPI | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9783 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.903 GPI | 0.8415 GPI | 0.9533 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9545 GPI | 0.925 GPI | 0.9949 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9754 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 75 Belarus 1.01 GPI compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 1.01 GPI compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.01 GPI compare
- 79 Cuba 1.01 GPI compare
- 80 Belize 1.01 GPI compare
- 81 Tajikistan 1.01 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 the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cameroon?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Cameroon was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8415 GPI in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Cameroon ranks 78th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 the last grade 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 the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.