Secondary education, teachers in Cameroon
Cameroon: Secondary education, teachers was 40.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Cameroon, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Cameroon is 40.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Cameroon peaked at 44.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 19.3% | 22.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 19.0% | 23.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.3% | 21.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 25.5% | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 28.2% | 44.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.8% | 40.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 154 Bhutan 43.0% compare
- 155 New Caledonia 41.5% compare
- 156 Madagascar 41.0% compare
- 158 Morocco 40.1% compare
- 159 American Samoa 38.7% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 38.1% compare
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 secondary education, teachers in Cameroon?
- Secondary education, teachers in Cameroon was 40.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Cameroon ranks 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.