School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Cameroon
Cameroon: School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi was 0.9175 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.9175 for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Cameroon peaked at 0.9175 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7314, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 198th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7845 | 0.7314 | 0.8253 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8419 | 0.8308 | 0.8513 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8635 | 0.8175 | 0.9155 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8475 | 0.8307 | 0.8612 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.879 | 0.8536 | 0.8925 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9098 | 0.8991 | 0.9175 | 4 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Cameroon?
- School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Cameroon was 0.9175 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9175 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7314 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi?
- Cameroon ranks 198th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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