Primary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0042 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0046 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 units per person, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 132nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0029 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.003 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.003 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.003 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.003 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.003 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.004 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0042 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per person, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0042 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0042 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.