Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon is 1.06 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 1.06 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4517 index, in 1981.
Cameroon ranks 57th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4517 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.4608 index | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4732 index | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4803 index | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4944 index | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5117 index | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5345 index | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5555 index | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5752 index | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5938 index | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6155 index | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6407 index | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6695 index | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6955 index | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7084 index | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7234 index | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7377 index | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7561 index | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.774 index | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7782 index | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7709 index | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7702 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7778 index | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7979 index | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8184 index | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8338 index | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.846 index | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8559 index | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.869 index | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8852 index | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9016 index | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.919 index | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9343 index | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9439 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9492 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9567 index | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9681 index | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9783 index | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9887 index | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 1.06 index | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.06 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.06 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5041 index | 0.4517 index | 0.5752 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6915 index | 0.5938 index | 0.774 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8118 index | 0.7702 index | 0.869 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9425 index | 0.8852 index | 0.9887 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 54 Egypt 1.06 index compare
- 55 South Africa 1.06 index compare
- 56 Thailand 1.06 index compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 1.05 index compare
- 59 Madagascar 1.05 index compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 1.05 index compare
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon was 1.06 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4517 index in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.