Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon

Cameroon: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9395 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9395 GPIA
World rank
75th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9395 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7421 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976–2018

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, 1976–2018

00.20.40.60.811976199720181976: 0.742 GPIA2000: 0.882 GPIA2007: 0.867 GPIA2010: 0.895 GPIA2018: 0.939 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon stood at 0.9395 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon peaked at 0.9395 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7421 GPIA, in 1976.

Cameroon ranks 75th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cameroon, 1976 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1976 0.7421 GPIA
2000 0.8817 GPIA +18.8%
2007 0.8665 GPIA -1.7%
2010 0.8949 GPIA +3.3%
2018 0.9395 GPIA +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7421 GPIA 0.7421 GPIA 0.7421 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8741 GPIA 0.8665 GPIA 0.8817 GPIA 2
2010s 0.9172 GPIA 0.8949 GPIA 0.9395 GPIA 2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 72 Nepal 0.9665 GPIA compare
  2. 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9587 GPIA compare
  3. 74 Burundi 0.9405 GPIA compare
  4. 76 Burkina Faso 0.8848 GPIA compare
  5. 77 Togo 0.874 GPIA compare
  6. 78 Mozambique 0.8477 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon?
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Cameroon was 0.9395 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.9395 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7421 GPIA in 1976.
How does Cameroon rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
Cameroon ranks 75th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,166 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/