Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Cameroon

Cameroon: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0909 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0909 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
105th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.1022 number per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0351 number per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
42
1972–2019

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

0.040.060.080.11972199520191972: 0.035 number per square kilometre1973: 0.036 number per square kilometre1974: 0.037 number per square kilometre1975: 0.038 number per square kilometre1976: 0.041 number per square kilometre1977: 0.042 number per square kilometre1978: 0.043 number per square kilometre1979: 0.044 number per square kilometre1980: 0.044 number per square kilometre1981: 0.046 number per square kilometre1982: 0.048 number per square kilometre1983: 0.052 number per square kilometre1984: 0.05 number per square kilometre1985: 0.051 number per square kilometre1986: 0.052 number per square kilometre1987: 0.054 number per square kilometre1988: 0.055 number per square kilometre1989: 0.055 number per square kilometre1990: 0.056 number per square kilometre1991: 0.057 number per square kilometre1992: 0.058 number per square kilometre1995: 0.059 number per square kilometre1998: 0.055 number per square kilometre1999: 0.056 number per square kilometre2001: 0.058 number per square kilometre2002: 0.062 number per square kilometre2003: 0.07 number per square kilometre2004: 0.07 number per square kilometre2005: 0.079 number per square kilometre2006: 0.085 number per square kilometre2007: 0.085 number per square kilometre2008: 0.082 number per square kilometre2009: 0.083 number per square kilometre2010: 0.084 number per square kilometre2011: 0.084 number per square kilometre2012: 0.087 number per square kilometre2014: 0.094 number per square kilometre2015: 0.102 number per square kilometre2016: 0.101 number per square kilometre2017: 0.095 number per square kilometre2018: 0.093 number per square kilometre2019: 0.091 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.0909 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.1022 number per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0351 number per square kilometre, in 1972.

That places Cameroon 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1972 to 2019.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1972 0.0351 number per square kilometre —
1973 0.0362 number per square kilometre +3.2%
1974 0.0366 number per square kilometre +1.2%
1975 0.0384 number per square kilometre +4.8%
1976 0.0405 number per square kilometre +5.5%
1977 0.0416 number per square kilometre +2.7%
1978 0.0429 number per square kilometre +3.1%
1979 0.0437 number per square kilometre +1.8%
1980 0.0443 number per square kilometre +1.3%
1981 0.0455 number per square kilometre +2.9%
1982 0.0478 number per square kilometre +5.1%
1983 0.0519 number per square kilometre +8.5%
1984 0.0501 number per square kilometre -3.5%
1985 0.0509 number per square kilometre +1.6%
1986 0.0521 number per square kilometre +2.2%
1987 0.0538 number per square kilometre +3.4%
1988 0.0552 number per square kilometre +2.6%
1989 0.0555 number per square kilometre +0.5%
1990 0.0559 number per square kilometre +0.7%
1991 0.0569 number per square kilometre +1.8%
1992 0.0579 number per square kilometre +1.7%
1995 0.0592 number per square kilometre +2.3%
1998 0.0545 number per square kilometre -7.9%
1999 0.0561 number per square kilometre +3.0%
2001 0.0585 number per square kilometre +4.2%
2002 0.0619 number per square kilometre +5.8%
2003 0.0697 number per square kilometre +12.7%
2004 0.0705 number per square kilometre +1.1%
2005 0.0791 number per square kilometre +12.1%
2006 0.0849 number per square kilometre +7.5%
2007 0.0854 number per square kilometre +0.6%
2008 0.0821 number per square kilometre -3.9%
2009 0.0832 number per square kilometre +1.4%
2010 0.0843 number per square kilometre +1.3%
2011 0.0838 number per square kilometre -0.6%
2012 0.0873 number per square kilometre +4.2%
2014 0.0938 number per square kilometre +7.5%
2015 0.1022 number per square kilometre +9.0%
2016 0.1009 number per square kilometre -1.3%
2017 0.0947 number per square kilometre -6.2%
2018 0.0934 number per square kilometre -1.3%
2019 0.0909 number per square kilometre -2.7%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 0.0909 number per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 0.0909 number per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0394 number per square kilometre 0.0351 number per square kilometre 0.0437 number per square kilometre 8
1980s 0.0507 number per square kilometre 0.0443 number per square kilometre 0.0555 number per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0568 number per square kilometre 0.0545 number per square kilometre 0.0592 number per square kilometre 6
2000s 0.075 number per square kilometre 0.0585 number per square kilometre 0.0854 number per square kilometre 9
2010s 0.0924 number per square kilometre 0.0838 number per square kilometre 0.1022 number per square kilometre 9

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 102 Honduras 0.1013 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 103 Mexico 0.0958 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 104 Lesotho 0.0927 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 106 Germany 0.0887 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 107 British Virgin Islands 0.0867 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 108 Zimbabwe 0.0838 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Cameroon?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.0909 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.1022 number per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0351 number per square kilometre in 1972.
How does Cameroon rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.