Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cameroon or Canada?

Canada, at 45,037 number against 42,950 number in Cameroon as of 2000.

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

2,087 number, with Canada ahead.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 1999.

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.

Cameroon vs Canada: Teachers in primary education, male

Cameroon

42,950 number

in 2019

Canada

45,037 number

in 2000

Cameroon rank

41st

Canada rank

38th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Cameroon
Canada

How they compare

Canada currently reports 45,037 number against 42,950 number in Cameroon, a difference of 2,087 number.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 41st and Canada ranks 38th of 196 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24,112 number	47,810 number	23,698 number	Canada
1990s	27,042 number	47,635 number	20,593 number	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cameroon or Canada?: Canada, at 45,037 number against 42,950 number in Cameroon as of 2000.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Cameroon and Canada?: 2,087 number, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Canada?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 1999.
How do Cameroon and Canada rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Cameroon ranks 41st and Canada ranks 38th 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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About this data

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: 07 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/