Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 52.28 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Cameroon, 1971–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Cameroon is 52.28, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Cameroon peaked at 56.07 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.23, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.76 | 12.23 | 13.67 | 3 |
| 1980s | 26.39 | 21.79 | 30.99 | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.92 | 25.29 | 30.55 | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.76 | 21.82 | 43.47 | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.09 | 47.48 | 56.07 | 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 pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Cameroon?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Cameroon was 52.28 in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 56.07 in 2011.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.23 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Cameroon ranks 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2014.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.