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Cameroon vs Zambia: Literacy rates among adults

Cameroon
72.5%
in 2018
Zambia
71.8%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
67th
Zambia rank
69th

Literacy rates among adults over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 72.5% against 71.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.8%.

Cameroon ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 69th 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.