Cameroon vs South Africa: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Cameroon
1.06 index
in 2025
South Africa
1.06 index
in 2025
Cameroon rank
57th
South Africa rank
55th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Cameroon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.06 index against 1.06 index in Cameroon, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 55th of 164 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5041 index | 0.9918 index | 0.4877 index | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.6915 index | 1.05 index | 0.3575 index | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.8118 index | 1.07 index | 0.2595 index | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9425 index | 1.07 index | 0.1252 index | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.06 index | 0.0327 index | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Cameroon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.06 index against 1.06 index in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Cameroon and South Africa?
- 0 index, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 55th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.