Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Cameroon

Cameroon: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.8263 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.8263 GPI
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
129th
of 142 countries
All-time high
0.8263 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.4006 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
5
1971–2015

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Cameroon, 1971–2015

00.20.40.60.81971199320151971: 0.401 GPI1972: 0.419 GPI2012: 0.823 GPI2014: 0.815 GPI2015: 0.826 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.8263 GPI for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over five years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 0.8263 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4006 GPI, in 1971.

That places Cameroon 129th out of 142 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4099 GPI 0.4006 GPI 0.4192 GPI 2
2010s 0.8216 GPI 0.8153 GPI 0.8263 GPI 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 126 Oman 0.9003 GPI compare
  2. 127 Kenya 0.8675 GPI compare
  3. 128 Eritrea 0.8609 GPI compare
  4. 130 Cambodia 0.8131 GPI compare
  5. 131 Pakistan 0.7995 GPI compare
  6. 132 Mozambique 0.7626 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Cameroon?
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Cameroon was 0.8263 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.8263 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4006 GPI in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index?
Cameroon ranks 129th out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,033 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for upper secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for upper 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. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/