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

Cameroon
1.84 million people
in 2100
Madagascar
2.30 million people
in 2100
Cameroon rank
17th
Madagascar rank
14th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.30 million people against 1.84 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 456,800 people.

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

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

Cameroon ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 2.02 million people 1.60 million people 426,450 people Cameroon
1960s 2.14 million people 1.62 million people 520,050 people Cameroon
1970s 2.18 million people 1.69 million people 488,300 people Cameroon
1980s 2.30 million people 1.74 million people 561,500 people Cameroon
1990s 2.52 million people 1.88 million people 644,800 people Cameroon
2000s 2.76 million people 2.20 million people 561,150 people Cameroon
2010s 2.99 million people 2.62 million people 362,450 people Cameroon
2020s 3.23 million people 2.97 million people 259,400 people Cameroon
2030s 3.44 million people 3.25 million people 190,650 people Cameroon
2040s 3.55 million people 3.44 million people 102,950 people Cameroon
2050s 3.47 million people 3.50 million people 26,250 people Madagascar
2060s 3.25 million people 3.41 million people 160,600 people Madagascar
2070s 2.93 million people 3.20 million people 270,700 people Madagascar
2080s 2.55 million people 2.91 million people 358,450 people Madagascar
2090s 2.14 million people 2.57 million people 422,750 people Madagascar
2100s 1.84 million people 2.30 million people 456,800 people Madagascar

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 Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 2.30 million people against 1.84 million people in Cameroon as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Cameroon and Madagascar?
456,800 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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.