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 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.

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.