Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon

Cameroon: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.06 index
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
84th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.06 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.3202 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, 1981–2025

0.40.60.811981200320251981: 0.32 index1982: 0.335 index1983: 0.351 index1984: 0.367 index1985: 0.383 index1986: 0.39 index1987: 0.394 index1988: 0.401 index1989: 0.416 index1990: 0.437 index1991: 0.462 index1992: 0.479 index1993: 0.493 index1994: 0.51 index1995: 0.525 index1996: 0.545 index1997: 0.565 index1998: 0.586 index1999: 0.61 index2000: 0.638 index2001: 0.671 index2002: 0.706 index2003: 0.728 index2004: 0.744 index2005: 0.751 index2006: 0.764 index2007: 0.775 index2008: 0.795 index2009: 0.804 index2010: 0.808 index2011: 0.807 index2012: 0.811 index2013: 0.819 index2014: 0.835 index2015: 0.852 index2016: 0.873 index2017: 0.896 index2018: 0.918 index2019: 0.93 index2020: 0.951 index2021: 0.973 index2022: 0.988 index2023: 1 index2024: 1 index2025: 1.1 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon is 1.06 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon peaked at 1.06 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3202 index, in 1981.

Cameroon ranks 84th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.373 index 0.3202 index 0.4162 index 9
1990s 0.5211 index 0.4373 index 0.6096 index 10
2000s 0.7375 index 0.6385 index 0.8036 index 10
2010s 0.855 index 0.8073 index 0.93 index 10
2020s 1 index 0.9513 index 1.06 index 6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 81 Egypt 1.06 index compare
  2. 82 France 1.06 index compare
  3. 83 Germany 1.06 index compare
  4. 85 Albania 1.06 index compare
  5. 86 Cyprus 1.06 index compare
  6. 87 Malawi 1.06 index compare

See the full ranking of 164 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon?
Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2025.
What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3202 index in 1981.
How does Cameroon rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
Cameroon ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.