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

Cameroon
1.84 million people
in 2100
Chad
1.55 million people
in 2100
Cameroon rank
17th
Chad rank
19th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Cameroon
  • Chad
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195020252100

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.84 million people against 1.55 million people in Chad, a difference of 291,400 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Chad ranks 19th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 8 and Chad in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Chad Difference Ahead
1950s 2.02 million people 1.53 million people 496,800 people Cameroon
1960s 2.14 million people 1.72 million people 425,550 people Cameroon
1970s 2.18 million people 1.94 million people 241,250 people Cameroon
1980s 2.30 million people 2.10 million people 201,200 people Cameroon
1990s 2.52 million people 2.50 million people 19,700 people Cameroon
2000s 2.76 million people 3.12 million people 363,500 people Chad
2010s 2.99 million people 3.80 million people 809,200 people Chad
2020s 3.23 million people 4.27 million people 1.04 million people Chad
2030s 3.44 million people 4.52 million people 1.08 million people Chad
2040s 3.55 million people 4.50 million people 955,500 people Chad
2050s 3.47 million people 4.22 million people 749,900 people Chad
2060s 3.25 million people 3.75 million people 502,400 people Chad
2070s 2.93 million people 3.16 million people 235,500 people Chad
2080s 2.55 million people 2.54 million people 11,550 people Cameroon
2090s 2.14 million people 1.95 million people 199,450 people Cameroon
2100s 1.84 million people 1.55 million people 291,400 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, Cameroon or Chad?
Cameroon, at 1.84 million people against 1.55 million people in Chad as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Cameroon and Chad?
291,400 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chad?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Cameroon and Chad rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Chad ranks 19th 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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About this data

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.