Teachers in primary education, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Teachers in primary education, male was 42,950 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
42,950 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
41st
of 196 countries
All-time high
48,311 number
in 2015
All-time low
16,591 number
in 1972
Years of data
42
1972–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Cameroon, 1972–2019

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1972199520191972: 16.6k number1973: 17.1k number1974: 17.3k number1975: 18.2k number1976: 19.2k number1977: 19.7k number1978: 20.3k number1979: 20.6k number1980: 20.9k number1981: 21.5k number1982: 22.6k number1983: 24.5k number1984: 23.7k number1985: 24.1k number1986: 24.6k number1987: 25.4k number1988: 26.1k number1989: 26.2k number1990: 26.4k number1991: 26.9k number1992: 27.4k number1995: 28.0k number1998: 25.8k number1999: 26.5k number2001: 27.7k number2002: 29.2k number2003: 33.0k number2004: 33.3k number2005: 37.4k number2006: 40.2k number2007: 40.4k number2008: 38.8k number2009: 39.3k number2010: 39.9k number2011: 39.6k number2012: 41.3k number2014: 44.3k number2015: 48.3k number2016: 47.7k number2017: 44.8k number2018: 44.1k number2019: 43.0k number

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 38 Canada 45,037 number compare
  2. 39 Mali 44,735 number compare
  3. 40 Senegal 43,978 number compare
  4. 42 Myanmar 42,940 number compare
  5. 43 Burkina Faso 42,697 number compare
  6. 44 Colombia 41,876 number compare

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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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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

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/