Cameroon vs Ghana: Share of the population with tertiary education
Cameroon
4.7%
in 2020
Ghana
4.0%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
84th
Ghana rank
87th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.7% against 4.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ghana ahead.
Cameroon ranks 84th and Ghana ranks 87th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 3.0% | 2.2% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 3.6% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Cameroon, at 4.7% against 4.0% in Ghana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 0.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Cameroon ranks 84th and Ghana ranks 87th 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 tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.