Cameroon vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Cameroon
1.25 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
20.51 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
29th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 20.51 million number against 1.25 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 19.26 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 16.4 times Cameroon's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 87 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 956,960 number 89.82 million number 88.86 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 982,600 number 31.72 million number 30.74 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.24 million number 23.00 million number 21.76 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Cameroon or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 20.51 million number against 1.25 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19.26 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Cameroon ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,271 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.