Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cameroon
Cameroon: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 121,453 in 2024. β Volatile
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cameroon, 1971β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cameroon stood at 121,453. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cameroon peaked at 121,453 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,159, in 1972.
That places Cameroon 51st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,442 | 19,159 | 24,843 | 9 |
| 1980s | 31,847 | 25,289 | 37,261 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,798 | 37,804 | 41,142 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,576 | 42,008 | 72,344 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,774 | 76,655 | 104,860 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,646 | 99,592 | 121,453 | 5 |
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More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cameroon?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cameroon was 121,453 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 121,453 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,159 in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Cameroon ranks 51st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.