Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary

Cameroon
41.4%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
57.8%
in 2010
Cameroon rank
5th
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 57.8% against 41.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 16.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 7.8% 0.5% 7.3% Cameroon
1970s 17.7% 3.6% 14.1% Cameroon
1980s 34.2% 17.8% 16.4% Cameroon
1990s 41.1% 39.1% 2.0% Cameroon
2000s 44.8% 59.2% 14.5% Papua New Guinea
2010s 41.4% 57.8% 16.4% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 57.8% against 41.4% in Cameroon as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
16.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
Cameroon ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary