Cameroon vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Cameroon
26.8%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
39.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
142nd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
143rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Cameroon
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 39.4% against 26.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Cameroon ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 27.2% | 16.4% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 29.6% | 13.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 34.1% | 12.9% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 38.5% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Cameroon or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 39.4% against 26.8% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Cameroon and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 12.6%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Cameroon ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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