School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Cameroon

Cameroon: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind was 1.63 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.63 GPI
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
19th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.68 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
0.75 GPI
in 2006
Years of data
8
2005–2016

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Cameroon, 2005–2016

00.511.52005201020162005: 0.891 GPI2006: 0.75 GPI2008: 1.7 GPI2012: 1.4 GPI2013: 1.6 GPI2014: 1.6 GPI2015: 1.5 GPI2016: 1.6 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2016, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Cameroon stood at 1.63 GPI.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 117.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Cameroon peaked at 1.68 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.75 GPI, in 2006.

That places Cameroon 19th out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.11 GPI 0.75 GPI 1.68 GPI 3
2010s 1.56 GPI 1.39 GPI 1.65 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 16 Latvia 1.76 GPI compare
  2. 17 Jamaica 1.72 GPI compare
  3. 18 South Africa 1.71 GPI compare
  4. 20 Trinidad and Tobago 1.63 GPI compare
  5. 21 Antigua and Barbuda 1.63 GPI compare
  6. 22 Palestine 1.58 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Cameroon?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Cameroon was 1.63 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 1.68 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.75 GPI in 2006.
How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind?
Cameroon ranks 19th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 117.3%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.