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

Cameroon
1.84 million people
in 2100
South Sudan
1.60 million people
in 2100
Cameroon rank
17th
South Sudan rank
18th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Cameroon
  • South Sudan
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195020252100

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.84 million people against 1.60 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 238,900 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

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

Cameroon ranks 17th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 9 and South Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 2.02 million people 1.38 million people 645,650 people Cameroon
1960s 2.14 million people 1.60 million people 540,500 people Cameroon
1970s 2.18 million people 1.77 million people 413,650 people Cameroon
1980s 2.30 million people 2.11 million people 197,050 people Cameroon
1990s 2.52 million people 2.22 million people 299,250 people Cameroon
2000s 2.76 million people 2.77 million people 6,150 people South Sudan
2010s 2.99 million people 4.11 million people 1.12 million people South Sudan
2020s 3.23 million people 3.82 million people 590,300 people South Sudan
2030s 3.44 million people 4.14 million people 698,400 people South Sudan
2040s 3.55 million people 4.00 million people 454,650 people South Sudan
2050s 3.47 million people 3.71 million people 231,650 people South Sudan
2060s 3.25 million people 3.28 million people 33,300 people South Sudan
2070s 2.93 million people 2.81 million people 116,550 people Cameroon
2080s 2.55 million people 2.34 million people 204,050 people Cameroon
2090s 2.14 million people 1.90 million people 246,550 people Cameroon
2100s 1.84 million people 1.60 million people 238,900 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 South Sudan?
Cameroon, at 1.84 million people against 1.60 million people in South Sudan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Cameroon and South Sudan?
238,900 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Sudan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Cameroon and South Sudan rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Cameroon ranks 17th and South Sudan ranks 18th 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.