Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita

Cameroon
0.0021 number per person
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
0.002 number per person
in 2016
Cameroon rank
158th
Papua New Guinea rank
159th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003197119952019

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0021 number per person against 0.002 number per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 number per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 number per person 0.0007 number per person 0.0003 number per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0008 number per person 0.001 number per person 0.0002 number per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.001 number per person 0.0011 number per person 0.0001 number per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.001 number per person 0.001 number per person 0 number per person Cameroon
2010s 0.0024 number per person 0.002 number per person 0.0005 number per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 0.0021 number per person against 0.002 number per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.0001 number per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
19 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.