Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0042 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0049 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 1972.
Cameroon ranks 155th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0006 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 units per person | +28.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.001 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 units per person | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 units per person | +23.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per person | +42.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 units per person | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 units per person | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 units per person | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0042 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 155th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.