Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0042 units per person for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0046 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 units per person, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 132nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0029 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.003 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.003 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.003 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.003 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.003 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.004 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 948,662 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Cameroon?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Cameroon was 0.0042 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.