How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Uganda: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total

Cameroon

4.88

in 2010

Uganda

4.84

in 2010

Cameroon rank

89th

Uganda rank

92nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total over time

Cameroon
Uganda

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.88 against 4.84 in Uganda, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 89th and Uganda ranks 92nd of 144 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.31	1.27	0.045	Cameroon
1970s	2.02	1.84	0.185	Cameroon
1980s	3.74	2.8	0.935	Cameroon
1990s	4.46	3.82	0.64	Cameroon
2000s	5.06	4.24	0.825	Cameroon
2010s	4.88	4.84	0.04	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total, Cameroon or Uganda?: Cameroon, at 4.88 against 4.84 in Uganda as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total between Cameroon and Uganda?: 0.04, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total?: Cameroon ranks 89th and Uganda ranks 92nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Average years of primary schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 25-29.