Productivity vs. educational attainment in Cameroon
Cameroon: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Cameroon, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Cameroon stood at 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Cameroon peaked at 6.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2007.
That places Cameroon 110th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 107 Bangladesh 7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 108 Cote d'Ivoire 7.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 109 Congo 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 111 Angola 6.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 112 Nigeria 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 113 Zambia 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.26 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Cameroon?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Cameroon was 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Cameroon ranks 110th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.