Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 69.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Cameroon, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2023, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Cameroon stood at 69.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 75.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2007.
That places Cameroon 79th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 48.4% | — |
| 2007 | 42.9% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 42.9% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 43.3% | 68.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 69.2% | 75.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 76 Tuvalu 75.0% compare
- 77 Barbados 73.8% compare
- 78 Jamaica 69.8% compare
- 80 Brunei Darussalam 67.4% compare
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 63.2% compare
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 trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Cameroon?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Cameroon was 69.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 79th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.