Cameroon - School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Cameroon was 0.886 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 0.886 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.712 in 1971.

Definition: Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.712
1972 0.732
1973 0.740
1974 0.751
1975 0.753
1976 0.764
1977 0.772
1978 0.775
1979 0.785
1980 0.790
1981 0.790
1982 0.795
1983 0.794
1984 0.798
1985 0.799
1986 0.805
1987 0.811
1988 0.815
1989 0.818
1990 0.822
1991 0.829
1992 0.872
1995 0.848
1997 0.855
1998 0.807
1999 0.827
2001 0.854
2002 0.801
2003 0.848
2004 0.841
2005 0.826
2006 0.828
2007 0.838
2008 0.843
2009 0.856
2011 0.861
2012 0.869
2014 0.877
2015 0.883
2016 0.886

Development Relevance: The Gender Parity Index (GPI) indicates parity between girls and boys. A GPI of less than 1 suggests girls are more disadvantaged than boys in learning opportunities and a GPI of greater than 1 suggests the other way around. Eliminating gender disparities in education would help increase the status and capabilities of women.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: This indicator is calculated by dividing female gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation