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. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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 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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3202 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3351 index | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3511 index | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3674 index | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3828 index | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3902 index | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3935 index | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4009 index | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4162 index | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4373 index | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4616 index | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4788 index | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4928 index | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5103 index | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5249 index | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5453 index | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5652 index | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5858 index | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6096 index | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6385 index | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6709 index | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.706 index | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7277 index | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7437 index | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.751 index | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7643 index | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7745 index | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7953 index | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8036 index | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8084 index | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8073 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8113 index | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8189 index | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8348 index | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8524 index | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8727 index | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8958 index | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9183 index | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.93 index | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9513 index | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9733 index | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9883 index | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.06 index | +2.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.06 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.06 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
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.