Primary education, teachers in Cameroon
Cameroon: Primary education, teachers was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Cameroon, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Cameroon stood at 61.4%. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Cameroon peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 149th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.4% | — |
| 1973 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 12.2% | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 13.8% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 14.6% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 16.9% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 22.3% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 29.6% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.1% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +2.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 61.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 61.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 16.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 17.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.0% | 35.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 32.8% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 48.0% | 55.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 55.8% | 61.4% | 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 in Cameroon?
- Primary education, teachers in Cameroon was 61.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for primary education, teachers?
- Cameroon ranks 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.