Cameroon vs Uganda: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Cameroon

6.57 years

in 2023

Uganda

6.32 years

in 2023

Cameroon rank

146th

Uganda rank

148th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Cameroon currently reports 6.57 years against 6.32 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.2505 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.

Cameroon ranks 146th and Uganda ranks 148th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.