Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 66.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 66.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cameroon peaked at 80.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 107th out of 130 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 qualifications in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 66.7% | — |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 58.0% | 68.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 54.0% | 80.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 66.9% | 80.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 644,367 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 447,513 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (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 66.9% 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 80.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Cameroon ranks 107th out of 130 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 15.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release