Cameroon vs Guatemala: Share of population with no formal education
Cameroon
12.3%
in 2020
Guatemala
10.5%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
27th
Guatemala rank
28th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Cameroon
- Guatemala
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 12.3% against 10.5% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 27th and Guatemala ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 11 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 94.0% | 5.9% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 99.8% | 91.3% | 8.5% | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 99.4% | 87.2% | 12.2% | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 98.7% | 79.8% | 18.8% | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 98.2% | 73.8% | 24.4% | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 96.7% | 69.6% | 27.1% | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 94.5% | 69.0% | 25.4% | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 90.9% | 68.4% | 22.5% | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 84.2% | 69.2% | 15.0% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 75.7% | 68.7% | 7.0% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 61.2% | 61.8% | 0.6% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 44.5% | 0.7% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 35.8% | 7.8% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 28.9% | 9.3% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 16.6% | 1.0% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.5% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Cameroon or Guatemala?
- Cameroon, at 12.3% against 10.5% in Guatemala as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 1.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guatemala?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Guatemala rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Cameroon ranks 27th and Guatemala ranks 28th 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 population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.