Cameroon vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Cameroon
64.2%
in 2018
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
65th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Cameroon
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 95.3% against 64.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 31.1%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 65th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 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 | 16.9% | 70.6% | 53.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 88.7% | 32.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 92.7% | 29.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Cameroon or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 64.2% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Cameroon and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 31.1%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Cameroon ranks 65th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release