eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2024-01-29 12 1 28 34 10.12691/education-12-1-4 EDUCATION20241214 article Oyono Adams Daniel oyonadams@gmail.com 1 Ph.D. student, Faculty of Education, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon In the education systems of sub-Saharan Africa as elsewhere, it is usually observed that qualified teachers leave the profession or are underutilized for multiple reasons. Yet, they are the main vector for promoting efficiency in education. Identifying the public management factors that contribute to this attrition can be useful diagnostic lever to stem this phenomenon. In this regard, this article aims to examine the relationship between human resource management of the Ministry of Secondary Education of Cameroon (MINESEC) and teacher attrition. The study is conducted on a proportional stratified sample of 381 participants including 366 teachers, 14 school heads and the Director of Human Resources of MINESEC. It requires a descriptive approach as well as a hypothesis test. The results of the data analysis show that the management of positions at MINESEC contributes to the teacher attrition, on one hand, as well as access to remuneration by MINESEC teachers contributes significantly to their attrition. https://pubs.sciepub.com/education/12/1/4/education-12-1-4.pdf human resource management attrition teachers