Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9323 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon stood at 0.9323 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon peaked at 0.9323 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6278 GPIA, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 150th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6278 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6531 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6656 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6947 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6743 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6916 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7057 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7112 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7309 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.736 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8576 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8685 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8744 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8845 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9087 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9277 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.9323 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.9323 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6839 GPIA | 0.6278 GPIA | 0.7309 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.736 GPIA | 0.736 GPIA | 0.736 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8713 GPIA | 0.8576 GPIA | 0.8845 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9229 GPIA | 0.9087 GPIA | 0.9323 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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon was 0.9323 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9323 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6278 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release