School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.8996 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Cameroon stood at 0.8996 GPI.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.9212 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.736 GPI, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.736 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7605 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7703 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7805 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7866 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8005 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8098 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8148 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8267 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8319 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8384 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8416 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8413 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8432 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8412 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8453 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8515 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8492 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.856 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8547 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8578 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9212 GPI | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9009 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9017 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8594 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8714 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8324 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8242 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8542 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8689 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.861 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.853 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8563 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8379 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8381 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8598 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8561 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8625 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8608 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8666 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8733 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8884 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.896 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8962 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8962 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8996 GPI | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.8996 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9784 GPI, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.8996 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9648 GPI, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7873 GPI | 0.736 GPI | 0.8267 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.844 GPI | 0.8319 GPI | 0.856 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8693 GPI | 0.8242 GPI | 0.9212 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8548 GPI | 0.8379 GPI | 0.8689 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8864 GPI | 0.8608 GPI | 0.9 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.8996 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9212 GPI in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.736 GPI in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.