Cameroon vs Lower middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Cameroon
44.83
in 2018
Lower middle income
28.87
in 2018
Cameroon rank
12th
Lower middle income rank
12th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • Cameroon
  • Lower middle income
0204060197019942018

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 44.83 against 28.87 in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.96.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 49.89 37.28 12.6 Cameroon
1980s 50.63 36.38 14.26 Cameroon
1990s 49.88 34.61 15.27 Cameroon
2000s 51.53 33.7 17.83 Cameroon
2010s 44.33 29.61 14.72 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Cameroon or Lower middle income?
Cameroon, at 44.83 against 28.87 in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Cameroon and Lower middle income?
15.96, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lower middle income?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Lower middle income rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
Cameroon ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,053 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.