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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Cameroon

Cameroon: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0017 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0017 number per person
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
69th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0027 number per person
in 1983
All-time low
0.0017 number per person
in 2019
Years of data
42
1972–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Cameroon, 1972–2019

00.0010.0020.0031972199520191972: 0.002 number per person1973: 0.002 number per person1974: 0.002 number per person1975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.003 number per person1977: 0.003 number per person1978: 0.003 number per person1979: 0.003 number per person1980: 0.002 number per person1981: 0.002 number per person1982: 0.003 number per person1983: 0.003 number per person1984: 0.002 number per person1985: 0.002 number per person1986: 0.002 number per person1987: 0.002 number per person1988: 0.002 number per person1989: 0.002 number per person1990: 0.002 number per person1991: 0.002 number per person1992: 0.002 number per person1995: 0.002 number per person1998: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2002: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 number per person2004: 0.002 number per person2005: 0.002 number per person2006: 0.002 number per person2007: 0.002 number per person2008: 0.002 number per person2009: 0.002 number per person2010: 0.002 number per person2011: 0.002 number per person2012: 0.002 number per person2014: 0.002 number per person2015: 0.002 number per person2016: 0.002 number per person2017: 0.002 number per person2018: 0.002 number per person2019: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0.0017 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0027 number per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 number per person, in 2019.

That places Cameroon 69th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Cameroon, year by year

Year number per person Change
1972 0.0024 number per person —
1973 0.0024 number per person +0.4%
1974 0.0024 number per person -1.6%
1975 0.0025 number per person +2.0%
1976 0.0025 number per person +2.7%
1977 0.0025 number per person +0.0%
1978 0.0025 number per person +0.3%
1979 0.0025 number per person -1.0%
1980 0.0025 number per person -1.9%
1981 0.0024 number per person -0.7%
1982 0.0025 number per person +2.6%
1983 0.0027 number per person +6.3%
1984 0.0025 number per person -6.2%
1985 0.0025 number per person -1.4%
1986 0.0024 number per person -0.8%
1987 0.0025 number per person +0.3%
1988 0.0024 number per person -0.4%
1989 0.0024 number per person -2.4%
1990 0.0023 number per person -2.2%
1991 0.0023 number per person -1.1%
1992 0.0023 number per person -1.1%
1995 0.0021 number per person -5.9%
1998 0.0018 number per person -15.0%
1999 0.0018 number per person +0.3%
2001 0.0018 number per person -1.1%
2002 0.0019 number per person +3.0%
2003 0.002 number per person +9.7%
2004 0.002 number per person -1.7%
2005 0.0022 number per person +9.1%
2006 0.0023 number per person +4.5%
2007 0.0022 number per person -2.2%
2008 0.0021 number per person -6.6%
2009 0.0021 number per person -1.5%
2010 0.002 number per person -1.5%
2011 0.002 number per person -3.4%
2012 0.002 number per person +1.3%
2014 0.002 number per person +1.4%
2015 0.0021 number per person +5.6%
2016 0.002 number per person -4.2%
2017 0.0019 number per person -8.8%
2018 0.0018 number per person -4.0%
2019 0.0017 number per person -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0025 number per person 0.0024 number per person 0.0025 number per person 8
1980s 0.0025 number per person 0.0024 number per person 0.0027 number per person 10
1990s 0.0021 number per person 0.0018 number per person 0.0023 number per person 6
2000s 0.0021 number per person 0.0018 number per person 0.0023 number per person 9
2010s 0.0019 number per person 0.0017 number per person 0.0021 number per person 9

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 66 Cape Verde 0.0017 number per person compare
  2. 67 Paraguay 0.0017 number per person compare
  3. 68 Botswana 0.0017 number per person compare
  4. 70 Central African Republic 0.0017 number per person compare
  5. 71 Tanzania 0.0017 number per person compare
  6. 72 Fiji 0.0016 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Cameroon?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Cameroon was 0.0017 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.0027 number per person in 1983.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 number per person in 2019.
How does Cameroon rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 69th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.