Cameroon vs Nigeria: Secondary education, teachers, per capita

Cameroon
0.0042 units per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0042 units per person
in 2021
Cameroon rank
155th
Nigeria rank
153rd

Secondary 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 24 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 153rd of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0008 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0005 units per person Cameroon
1980s 0.0012 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0001 units per person Cameroon
1990s 0.0017 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0004 units per person Cameroon
2000s 0.0025 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0012 units per person Cameroon
2020s 0.0041 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary 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 secondary 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?
24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 153rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary 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.