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

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Cameroon was 0.858 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 0.858 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.403 in 1971.

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

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

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Year Value
1971 0.403
1972 0.425
1973 0.443
1974 0.468
1975 0.465
1976 0.485
1977 0.511
1978 0.525
1979 0.540
1980 0.550
1981 0.550
1982 0.566
1983 0.571
1984 0.592
1985 0.615
1986 0.629
1987 0.647
1988 0.659
1989 0.675
1990 0.685
1991 0.714
1992 0.718
1995 0.686
1997 0.803
1998 0.727
1999 0.839
2001 0.811
2002 0.615
2003 0.836
2004 0.788
2005 0.788
2006 0.791
2007 0.775
2008 0.799
2009 0.834
2011 0.845
2012 0.855
2013 0.855
2014 0.850
2015 0.855
2016 0.858

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 secondary education by male gross enrollment ratio in 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