Cameroon vs Iraq: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Cameroon
87.7%
in 2020
Iraq
86.8%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
85th
Iraq rank
87th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Cameroon
- Iraq
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 87.7% against 86.8% in Iraq, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Iraq ahead.
Cameroon ranks 85th and Iraq ranks 87th of 111 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 3.3% | 0.2% | 3.0% | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 5.5% | 0.5% | 5.0% | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 9.1% | 1.2% | 7.8% | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 15.8% | 3.6% | 12.2% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 24.4% | 9.4% | 14.9% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 38.8% | 24.1% | 14.7% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 41.3% | 15.0% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 61.8% | 10.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 73.0% | 7.4% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 80.8% | 3.6% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 86.8% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Cameroon or Iraq?
- Cameroon, at 87.7% against 86.8% in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Cameroon and Iraq?
- 0.9%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Cameroon ranks 85th and Iraq ranks 87th 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 Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.