Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index

Cameroon
0.8897 GPI
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
0.8943 GPI
in 2018
Cameroon rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
179th

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8943 GPI against 0.8897 GPI in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0046 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 194 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7598 GPI 0.5906 GPI 0.1692 GPI Cameroon
1980s 0.8092 GPI 0.7892 GPI 0.02 GPI Cameroon
1990s 0.8356 GPI 0.8269 GPI 0.0087 GPI Cameroon
2010s 0.8795 GPI 0.8727 GPI 0.0068 GPI Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.8943 GPI against 0.8897 GPI in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.0046 GPI, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
16 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Cameroon ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

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.