Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Secondary education, teachers

Cameroon
40.9%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
38.1%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
160th

Secondary education, teachers over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
010203040197119972023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 40.9% against 38.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 198 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 20.4% 34.0% 13.6% Papua New Guinea
1980s 21.2% 33.5% 12.3% Papua New Guinea
1990s 21.4% 33.2% 11.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 39.6% 40.2% 0.6% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 40.9% against 38.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
2.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
Cameroon ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,756 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.