Algeria vs Cameroon: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Algeria

89.6%

in 2020

Cameroon

87.7%

in 2020

Algeria rank

83rd

Cameroon rank

85th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Algeria currently reports 89.6% against 87.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.9%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 83rd and Cameroon ranks 85th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
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: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.