Cameroon vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female

Cameroon
66.2%
in 2018
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
94.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
66th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
20406080100197419992024

How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 94.4% against 66.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 28.2%.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 66th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 89 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 29.1% 74.9% 45.8% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 60.9% 88.9% 28.0% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 65.5% 92.1% 26.6% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Cameroon or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 94.4% against 66.2% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Cameroon and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
28.2%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
Cameroon ranks 66th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
292 places, 9,572 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release