Cameroon | Primary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Development relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school. Statistical concept and methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Cameroon
Records
63
Source
Cameroon | Primary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 13.40361977
1973 13.58199024
1974 12.15579033
1975 12.69528008
1976 13.75568008
1977 14.61201
1978 15.70738983
1979 16.91824913
1980 17.28418922
1981 19.60915947
1982 20.89557076
1983 22.30277061
1984 23.68353081
1985 24.98596954
1986 26.76646996
1987 28.78134918
1988 28.57337952
1989 29.59126091
1990 30.12644005
1991 30.01301003
1992 31.60802078
1993
1994
1995 31.66463089
1996
1997
1998 34.05997086
1999 35.50386047
2000
2001 35.50485992
2002 35.13716888
2003 32.78007126
2004 39.70434189
2005 40
2006 40.14400864
2007 42.51174927
2008 44.20510864
2009 45.61954117
2010 47.99555969
2011 49.7953186
2012 51.15607071
2013
2014 52.69688034
2015 54.15892029
2016 54.50696182
2017 54.32928085
2018 52.89416885
2019 55.51343155
2020 55.46652985
2021 56.94741821
2022 58.32471848
Cameroon | Primary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Development relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school. Statistical concept and methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Cameroon
Records
63
Source