Cameroon vs Nigeria: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Cameroon
0.0042 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0042 units per person
in 2021
Cameroon rank
132nd
Nigeria rank
131st

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0042 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 132nd and Nigeria ranks 131st of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0029 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0002 units per person Cameroon
1980s 0.0033 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0008 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0032 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0004 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0033 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0005 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0038 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0039 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0042 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
0 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 132nd and Nigeria ranks 131st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.