Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Cameroon
87.7%
in 2020
Nicaragua
90.3%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
85th
Nicaragua rank
82nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Cameroon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 90.3% against 87.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Cameroon ranks 85th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 4.8% | 4.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 7.3% | 7.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 11.1% | 10.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 22.9% | 21.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 27.4% | 25.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 3.3% | 31.6% | 28.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 5.5% | 34.2% | 28.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 9.1% | 34.8% | 25.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 15.8% | 38.0% | 22.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 24.4% | 47.5% | 23.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 38.8% | 53.8% | 15.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 59.1% | 2.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 67.4% | 4.6% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 77.6% | 2.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 86.2% | 1.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 90.3% | 2.6% | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 90.3% against 87.7% in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 2.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Cameroon ranks 85th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd 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.