Which has higher average years of schooling, Bangladesh or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 7.37 years against 7.23 years in Bangladesh as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bangladesh and Cameroon?

0.14 years, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cameroon?

31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Cameroon: Average years of schooling

Bangladesh

7.23 years

in 2020

Cameroon

7.37 years

in 2020

Bangladesh rank

85th

Cameroon rank

84th

Average years of schooling over time

Bangladesh
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 7.37 years against 7.23 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Cameroon ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 85th and Cameroon ranks 84th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 9 and Cameroon in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.015 years	0.01 years	0.005 years	Bangladesh
1880s	0.025 years	0.015 years	0.01 years	Bangladesh
1890s	0.035 years	0.025 years	0.01 years	Bangladesh
1900s	0.13 years	0.055 years	0.075 years	Bangladesh
1910s	0.385 years	0.075 years	0.31 years	Bangladesh
1920s	0.46 years	0.135 years	0.325 years	Bangladesh
1930s	0.615 years	0.245 years	0.37 years	Bangladesh
1940s	0.8 years	0.415 years	0.385 years	Bangladesh
1950s	0.94 years	0.82 years	0.12 years	Bangladesh
1960s	1.15 years	1.31 years	0.165 years	Cameroon
1970s	1.52 years	2.25 years	0.73 years	Cameroon
1980s	2.59 years	3.59 years	1 years	Cameroon
1990s	3.44 years	4.97 years	1.54 years	Cameroon
2000s	5.14 years	5.91 years	0.77 years	Cameroon
2010s	6.49 years	6.73 years	0.24 years	Cameroon
2020s	7.23 years	7.37 years	0.14 years	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Bangladesh or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 7.37 years against 7.23 years in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bangladesh and Cameroon?: 0.14 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cameroon?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Cameroon rank globally for average years of schooling?: Bangladesh ranks 85th and Cameroon ranks 84th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.