Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Cameroon

Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde was 0.8939 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8939 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
178th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.8939 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.8306 GPI
in 2005
Years of data
12
2003–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Cameroon, 2003–2016

00.20.40.60.82003200920162003: 0.852 GPI2004: 0.846 GPI2005: 0.831 GPI2006: 0.831 GPI2007: 0.844 GPI2008: 0.847 GPI2009: 0.86 GPI2011: 0.867 GPI2012: 0.876 GPI2014: 0.885 GPI2015: 0.892 GPI2016: 0.894 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.8939 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Cameroon peaked at 0.8939 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8306 GPI, in 2005.

Cameroon ranks 178th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cameroon, 2003 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
2003 0.8524 GPI
2004 0.8461 GPI -0.7%
2005 0.8306 GPI -1.8%
2006 0.8312 GPI +0.1%
2007 0.8438 GPI +1.5%
2008 0.8475 GPI +0.4%
2009 0.8602 GPI +1.5%
2011 0.8672 GPI +0.8%
2012 0.8755 GPI +1.0%
2014 0.8848 GPI +1.1%
2015 0.8921 GPI +0.8%
2016 0.8939 GPI +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8446 GPI 0.8306 GPI 0.8602 GPI 7
2010s 0.8827 GPI 0.8672 GPI 0.8939 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 175 Togo 0.9058 GPI compare
  2. 176 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9043 GPI compare
  3. 177 Mali 0.8987 GPI compare
  4. 179 Eritrea 0.8692 GPI compare
  5. 180 Pakistan 0.8653 GPI compare
  6. 181 Niger 0.8458 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Cameroon?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Cameroon was 0.8939 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.8939 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8306 GPI in 2005.
How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde?
Cameroon ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.