Algeria vs Cameroon: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Algeria
1.50 million people
in 2100
Cameroon
1.84 million people
in 2100
Algeria rank
20th
Cameroon rank
17th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Algeria
  • Cameroon
2.0M4.0M6.0M195020252100

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.84 million people against 1.50 million people in Algeria, a difference of 340,000 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 20th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 10 and Cameroon in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Cameroon Difference Ahead
1950s 5.32 million people 2.02 million people 3.30 million people Algeria
1960s 5.59 million people 2.14 million people 3.45 million people Algeria
1970s 5.64 million people 2.18 million people 3.46 million people Algeria
1980s 6.20 million people 2.30 million people 3.90 million people Algeria
1990s 6.50 million people 2.52 million people 3.98 million people Algeria
2000s 6.28 million people 2.76 million people 3.52 million people Algeria
2010s 5.74 million people 2.99 million people 2.76 million people Algeria
2020s 5.10 million people 3.23 million people 1.87 million people Algeria
2030s 4.51 million people 3.44 million people 1.07 million people Algeria
2040s 3.88 million people 3.55 million people 331,450 people Algeria
2050s 3.22 million people 3.47 million people 249,300 people Cameroon
2060s 2.68 million people 3.25 million people 564,800 people Cameroon
2070s 2.27 million people 2.93 million people 657,200 people Cameroon
2080s 1.94 million people 2.55 million people 608,750 people Cameroon
2090s 1.68 million people 2.14 million people 466,350 people Cameroon
2100s 1.50 million people 1.84 million people 340,000 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Algeria or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 1.84 million people against 1.50 million people in Algeria as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Algeria and Cameroon?
340,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cameroon?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Algeria and Cameroon rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Algeria ranks 20th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.