Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 69.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 69.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon peaked at 75.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2007.
That places Cameroon 81st out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 48.4% | — |
| 2007 | 42.9% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 42.9% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 43.3% | 68.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 69.2% | 75.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 78 Anguilla 74.2% compare
- 79 Barbados 73.8% compare
- 80 Jamaica 69.8% compare
- 82 Montserrat 68.8% compare
- 83 Brunei Darussalam 67.4% compare
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon was 69.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release