Teachers in primary education, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Teachers in primary education, male was 42,950 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Cameroon, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 42,950 number for teachers in primary education, male 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 in Cameroon peaked at 48,311 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16,591 number, in 1972.
That places Cameroon 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,616 number | 16,591 number | 20,640 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 23,972 number | 20,918 number | 26,235 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,830 number | 25,772 number | 27,997 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 35,469 number | 27,651 number | 40,374 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 43,660 number | 39,613 number | 48,311 number | 9 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.282 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,611 millimeters (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Cameroon?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Cameroon was 42,950 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 48,311 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,591 number in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/