Cameroon vs Congo: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total

Cameroon
5.96
in 2010
Congo
5.67
in 2010
Cameroon rank
107th
Congo rank
108th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Congo
0246196019852010

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 5.96 against 5.67 in Congo, a difference of 0.29.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 107th and Congo ranks 108th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 0.895 0.65 0.245 Cameroon
1970s 1.43 1.33 0.09 Cameroon
1980s 2.46 2.85 0.39 Congo
1990s 3.81 4.72 0.915 Congo
2000s 5.15 5.53 0.375 Congo
2010s 5.96 5.67 0.29 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total, Cameroon or Congo?
Cameroon, at 5.96 against 5.67 in Congo as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total between Cameroon and Congo?
0.29, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
Cameroon ranks 107th and Congo ranks 108th 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 total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cameroon vs Congo: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-total-schooling-age-25-total/cameroon/congo-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-total-schooling-age-25-total/cameroon/congo-rep/">Cameroon vs Congo: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, 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

Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.