Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 1,595 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,595 number
Change on year
up 130.5%
World rank
43rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
1,595 number
in 2019
All-time low
0 number
in 1977
Years of data
37
1977–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Cameroon, 1977–2019

05001.0k1.5k1977199820191977: 0 number1978: 0 number1979: 23 number1980: 29 number1981: 18 number1983: 5 number1984: 0 number1985: 9 number1986: 10 number1987: 11 number1988: 55 number1989: 0 number1990: 8 number1991: 5 number1992: 13 number1995: 45 number1997: 174 number1998: 385 number1999: 126 number2000: 147 number2001: 151 number2002: 234 number2003: 173 number2004: 219 number2005: 804 number2006: 90 number2007: 397 number2008: 356 number2009: 319 number2010: 488 number2011: 561 number2012: 548 number2014: 720 number2015: 823 number2016: 815 number2017: 692 number2019: 1.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 1,595 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 130.5% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 1,595 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 1977.

Cameroon ranks 43rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in Cameroon, 1977 to 2019.
Year number Change
1977 0 number
1978 0 number
1979 23 number
1980 29 number +26.1%
1981 18 number -37.9%
1983 5 number -72.2%
1984 0 number -100.0%
1985 9 number
1986 10 number +11.1%
1987 11 number +10.0%
1988 55 number +400.0%
1989 0 number -100.0%
1990 8 number
1991 5 number -37.5%
1992 13 number +160.0%
1995 45 number +246.2%
1997 174 number +286.7%
1998 385 number +121.3%
1999 126 number -67.3%
2000 147 number +16.7%
2001 151 number +2.7%
2002 234 number +55.0%
2003 173 number -26.1%
2004 219 number +26.6%
2005 804 number +267.1%
2006 90 number -88.8%
2007 397 number +341.1%
2008 356 number -10.3%
2009 319 number -10.4%
2010 488 number +53.0%
2011 561 number +15.0%
2012 548 number -2.3%
2014 720 number +31.4%
2015 823 number +14.3%
2016 815 number -1.0%
2017 692 number -15.1%
2019 1,595 number +130.5%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 1,595 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 515.5 number, 3.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 1,595 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 546 number, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +400.0% 11 number 55 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.67 number 0 number 23 number 3
1980s 15.22 number 0 number 55 number 9
1990s 108 number 5 number 385 number 7
2000s 289 number 90 number 804 number 10
2010s 780.25 number 488 number 1,595 number 8

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,671 number compare
  2. 41 Kazakhstan 1,667 number compare
  3. 42 Ethiopia 1,607 number compare
  4. 44 Ecuador 1,536 number compare
  5. 45 Benin 1,482 number compare
  6. 46 Italy 1,469 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Cameroon?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Cameroon was 1,595 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 1,595 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 1977.
How does Cameroon rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-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/