Cameroon vs Colombia: Teachers in primary education, male

Cameroon
42,950 number
in 2019
Colombia
41,876 number
in 2017
Cameroon rank
41st
Colombia rank
44th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 42,950 number against 41,876 number in Colombia, a difference of 1,074 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 41st and Colombia ranks 44th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Colombia Difference Ahead
1980s 22,776 number 28,503 number 5,727 number Colombia
1990s 26,557 number 44,336 number 17,779 number Colombia
2000s 35,782 number 42,734 number 6,952 number Colombia
2010s 43,691 number 41,247 number 2,445 number Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cameroon or Colombia?
Cameroon, at 42,950 number against 41,876 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Cameroon and Colombia?
1,074 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Colombia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Cameroon and Colombia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Cameroon ranks 41st and Colombia ranks 44th 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

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/