Primary education, teachers in Cameroon
Cameroon: Primary education, teachers was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Cameroon, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Cameroon stood at 61.4%. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Cameroon peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 149th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 16.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 17.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.0% | 35.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 32.8% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 48.0% | 55.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 55.8% | 61.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 119.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 11.47 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Cameroon?
- Primary education, teachers in Cameroon was 61.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for primary education, teachers?
- Cameroon ranks 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.