Cameroon's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.1 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 29.97% from 0.84 in 2011 (2.66% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.1 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 0.86 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.84 | 2011 |
| Highest | 1.1 | 2021 |
| Lowest | 0.4 | 1971 |
| Average since 2012 | 0.88 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 0.4 | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Cameroon's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.23 on 2020 (from 0.87 to 1.1).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2020), the average change was +0.00813 and a typical year strayed about 0.06 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.23 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.2 in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.01 a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Cameroon had the 10th highest value of the 52 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1.1 | 2021 |
| World | 0.99 | 2020 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9 | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 1 | 2020 |
Closest to Cameroon in the 2021 ranking
- Rwanda — 6th of 52: 1.15
- Botswana — 7th of 52: 1.11
- Burkina Faso — 8th of 52: 1.11
- Dominican Republic — 10th of 52: 1.1
- Marshall Islands — 11th of 52: 1.09
- West Bank and Gaza — 12th of 52: 1.09
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 47 values
| Year | School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 0.8719 |
| 2019 | 0.8657 |
| 2018 | 0.865 |
| 2017 | 0.867 |
| 2016 | 0.858 |
| 2015 | 0.855 |
| 2014 | 0.8503 |
| 2013 | 0.8549 |
| 2012 | 0.855 |
| 2011 |
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Angola — 0.64 (2016)
- Benin — 0.83 (2021)
- Botswana — 1.11 (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 1.11 (2021)
- Burundi — 1.21 (2020)
- Cabo Verde — 1.09 (2019)
- Central African Republic — 0.67 (2017)
- Chad — 0.58 (2021)
- Comoros — 1.07 (2018)
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 5.29 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 114.41% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 109.53% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 119.22% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 121,453 (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 35.62% (2019)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1.1 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 172.43% from 0.4 in 1971 (2.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.1 in 2021 and the lowest 0.4 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 10th highest of 52 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2021, Cameroon's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.23 on 2020 (from 0.87 to 1.1). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2020), the average change was +0.00813 and a typical year strayed about 0.06 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.SECO.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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