Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified was 97.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
34th
of 70 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2017
All-time low
97.2%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2015–2024
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Cameroon, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Cameroon stood at 97.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Cameroon peaked at 97.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 34th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.3% | — |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 97.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.3%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 97.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.2%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.3% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 97.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 31 Samoa 98.3% compare
- 32 Macau, China 98.3% compare
- 33 Republic of Moldova 97.8% compare
- 35 Cayman Islands 97.6% compare
- 36 El Salvador 97.6% compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 97.6% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Cameroon?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified in Cameroon was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release