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Cameroon vs Laos: Literacy rates among adults

Cameroon
72.5%
in 2018
Laos
75.6%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
67th
Laos rank
65th

Literacy rates among adults over time

  • Cameroon
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 75.6% against 72.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.1%.

Cameroon ranks 67th and Laos ranks 65th of 89 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rates among adults
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.