Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Share of population with no formal education
Cameroon
12.3%
in 2020
Nicaragua
9.7%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
27th
Nicaragua rank
30th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Cameroon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 12.3% against 9.7% in Nicaragua, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 27th and Nicaragua ranks 30th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 14 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 95.2% | 4.6% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 99.8% | 92.7% | 7.0% | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 99.4% | 89.0% | 10.5% | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 98.7% | 77.2% | 21.5% | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 98.2% | 72.6% | 25.6% | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 96.7% | 68.3% | 28.4% | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 94.5% | 65.8% | 28.7% | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 90.9% | 65.2% | 25.7% | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 84.2% | 62.0% | 22.2% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 75.7% | 52.5% | 23.1% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 61.2% | 46.2% | 15.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 40.9% | 2.9% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 32.6% | 4.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 22.4% | 2.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.8% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 9.7% | 2.6% | 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 Nicaragua?
- Cameroon, at 12.3% against 9.7% in Nicaragua as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 2.6%, with Cameroon 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 population with no formal education?
- Cameroon ranks 27th and Nicaragua ranks 30th 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.