Cameroon vs Iraq: Share of population with no formal education
Cameroon
12.3%
in 2020
Iraq
13.2%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
27th
Iraq rank
25th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Cameroon
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 13.2% against 12.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 25th of 111 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1880s | 99.8% | 99.9% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1890s | 99.4% | 99.8% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 1900s | 98.7% | 99.7% | 1.0% | Iraq |
| 1910s | 98.2% | 99.7% | 1.5% | Iraq |
| 1920s | 96.7% | 99.8% | 3.0% | Iraq |
| 1930s | 94.5% | 99.5% | 5.0% | Iraq |
| 1940s | 90.9% | 98.8% | 7.8% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 84.2% | 96.4% | 12.2% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 75.7% | 90.5% | 14.9% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 61.2% | 75.9% | 14.7% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 58.7% | 15.0% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 38.2% | 10.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 26.9% | 7.4% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 19.1% | 3.5% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 13.2% | 0.9% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Cameroon or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 13.2% against 12.3% in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Cameroon and Iraq?
- 0.9%, with Iraq 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 population with no formal education?
- Cameroon ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 25th 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.