Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 19.26 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Cameroon, 1972–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Cameroon is 19.26, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Cameroon peaked at 30.98 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 16.17, in 2005.
That places Cameroon 55th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.37 | 22.16 | 29.93 | 8 |
| 1980s | 26.92 | 24.24 | 30.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.18 | 22.81 | 25.88 | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.03 | 16.17 | 26.3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.78 | 19.26 | 24.13 | 6 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Cameroon?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Cameroon was 19.26 in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.98 in 1986.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.17 in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Cameroon ranks 55th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.