Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 72.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon stood at 72.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon peaked at 82.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 117th out of 139 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.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 68.1% | — |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | -12.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 72.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.4%, 80% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 72.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.3%, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.3% | 61.8% | 68.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 57.4% | 81.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 72.3% | 82.7% | 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 72.3% 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 82.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Cameroon ranks 117th out of 139 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 8.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release