Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Cameroon or Jordan?

Jordan, at 54,547 number against 53,596 number in Cameroon as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Jordan?

28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Jordan: Teachers in primary education, female

Cameroon

53,596 number

in 2019

Jordan

54,547 number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

61st

Jordan rank

60th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Cameroon
Jordan

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 54,547 number against 53,596 number in Cameroon, a difference of 951 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Jordan ahead.

Cameroon ranks 61st and Jordan ranks 60th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,087 number	5,617 number	2,530 number	Jordan
1980s	7,875 number	10,611 number	2,736 number	Jordan
1990s	12,606 number	17,830 number	5,224 number	Jordan
2000s	15,960 number	24,838 number	8,879 number	Jordan
2010s	52,591 number	46,513 number	6,078 number	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Cameroon or Jordan?: Jordan, at 54,547 number against 53,596 number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Cameroon and Jordan?: 951 number, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Jordan?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Jordan rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Cameroon ranks 61st and Jordan ranks 60th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.