Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 75.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon is 75.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon peaked at 84.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 107th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 67.3% | 70.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 61.0% | 83.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 75.9% | 84.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 104 Montserrat 76.9% compare
- 105 Benin 76.9% compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.7% compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 75.8% compare
- 109 Liberia 72.2% compare
- 110 Pakistan 71.5% 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 75.9% 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 84.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Cameroon ranks 107th out of 131 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 down 3.2%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release