Cameroon vs GPE: Region 1: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Cameroon
40.9%
in 2023
GPE: Region 1
40.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
168th
GPE: Region 1 rank
171st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Cameroon
- GPE: Region 1
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 40.9% against 40.5% in GPE: Region 1, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1972 it was GPE: Region 1 ahead.
Cameroon ranks 168th and GPE: Region 1 ranks 171st of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and GPE: Region 1 in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | GPE: Region 1 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 33.0% | 12.2% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 34.1% | 13.0% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 37.0% | 15.5% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 37.8% | 8.5% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 39.5% | 4.4% | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Cameroon or GPE: Region 1?
- Cameroon, at 40.9% against 40.5% in GPE: Region 1 as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Cameroon and GPE: Region 1?
- 0.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and GPE: Region 1?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and GPE: Region 1 rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Cameroon ranks 168th and GPE: Region 1 ranks 171st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release