Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according was 63.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Cameroon stood at 63.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Cameroon peaked at 63.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2003.
Cameroon ranks 92nd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 34.1% | — |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 34.1% | 43.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 50.9% | 55.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 58.6% | 63.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 89 Fiji 64.2% compare
- 90 Sao Tome and Principe 63.6% compare
- 91 Cape Verde 63.5% compare
- 93 Bangladesh 62.2% compare
- 94 Zimbabwe 61.4% compare
- 95 Cambodia 59.3% 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 primary education who are trained according in Cameroon?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Cameroon was 63.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2003.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according?
- Cameroon ranks 92nd out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained 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