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

Small states, at 73,283 number against 42,950 number in Cameroon as of 2019.

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

30,333 number, with Small states ahead.

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

42 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.

Cameroon vs Small states: Teachers in primary education, male

Cameroon

42,950 number

in 2019

Small states

73,283 number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

41st

Small states rank

41st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Cameroon
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 73,283 number against 42,950 number in Cameroon, a difference of 30,333 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.7 times Cameroon's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 41st and Small states ranks 41st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18,616 number	36,927 number	18,311 number	Small states
1980s	23,972 number	42,475 number	18,503 number	Small states
1990s	26,830 number	47,603 number	20,773 number	Small states
2000s	35,469 number	56,142 number	20,673 number	Small states
2010s	43,660 number	67,293 number	23,633 number	Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cameroon or Small states?: Small states, at 73,283 number against 42,950 number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Cameroon and Small states?: 30,333 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Small states?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Small states rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Cameroon ranks 41st and Small states 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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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/