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

Cameroon
1.84 million people
in 2100
Mali
1.91 million people
in 2100
Cameroon rank
17th
Mali rank
16th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mali
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195020252100

How they compare

Mali currently reports 1.91 million people against 1.84 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 71,500 people.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Mali ranks 16th of 200 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mali Difference Ahead
1950s 2.02 million people 2.78 million people 754,300 people Mali
1960s 2.14 million people 3.09 million people 941,100 people Mali
1970s 2.18 million people 3.37 million people 1.19 million people Mali
1980s 2.30 million people 3.70 million people 1.40 million people Mali
1990s 2.52 million people 4.06 million people 1.54 million people Mali
2000s 2.76 million people 4.86 million people 2.10 million people Mali
2010s 2.99 million people 5.80 million people 2.81 million people Mali
2020s 3.23 million people 6.54 million people 3.31 million people Mali
2030s 3.44 million people 7.17 million people 3.73 million people Mali
2040s 3.55 million people 7.32 million people 3.77 million people Mali
2050s 3.47 million people 6.91 million people 3.43 million people Mali
2060s 3.25 million people 6.01 million people 2.76 million people Mali
2070s 2.93 million people 4.87 million people 1.95 million people Mali
2080s 2.55 million people 3.70 million people 1.15 million people Mali
2090s 2.14 million people 2.61 million people 465,650 people Mali
2100s 1.84 million people 1.91 million people 71,500 people Mali

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 Mali?
Mali, at 1.91 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 Mali?
71,500 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Mali ranks 16th 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.