Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 1.16 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.16 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9473 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 31st out of 97 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 … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9473 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 1.32 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.29 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 1.19 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.25 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.16 GPIA | -7.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9473 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 3 |
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon was 1.16 GPIA 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 1.32 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9473 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 97 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 11.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release