What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

253 number, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Teachers in primary education, male

Burkina Faso

42,697 number

in 2019

Cameroon

42,950 number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

43rd

Cameroon rank

41st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 42,950 number against 42,697 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 253 number.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 43rd and Cameroon ranks 41st of 196 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,404 number	18,829 number	16,425 number	Cameroon
1980s	3,935 number	23,972 number	20,038 number	Cameroon
1990s	9,522 number	26,723 number	17,201 number	Cameroon
2000s	19,582 number	35,469 number	15,888 number	Cameroon
2010s	34,999 number	43,660 number	8,661 number	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 42,950 number against 42,697 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 253 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 43rd and Cameroon ranks 41st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/