Cameroon vs Peru: Population by level of education

Cameroon
17.30 million people
in 2100
Peru
15.62 million people
in 2100
Cameroon rank
41st
Peru rank
44th

Population by level of education over time

  • Cameroon
  • Peru
05.0M10.0M15.0M195020252100

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 17.30 million people against 15.62 million people in Peru, a difference of 1.68 million people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

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

Cameroon ranks 41st and Peru ranks 44th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 3,650 people 113,450 people 109,800 people Peru
1960s 8,650 people 250,300 people 241,650 people Peru
1970s 22,100 people 544,100 people 522,000 people Peru
1980s 53,800 people 1.10 million people 1.04 million people Peru
1990s 127,350 people 1.96 million people 1.83 million people Peru
2000s 306,100 people 3.08 million people 2.77 million people Peru
2010s 651,750 people 4.44 million people 3.79 million people Peru
2020s 1.32 million people 5.91 million people 4.59 million people Peru
2030s 2.42 million people 7.59 million people 5.17 million people Peru
2040s 4.07 million people 9.31 million people 5.25 million people Peru
2050s 6.16 million people 10.90 million people 4.74 million people Peru
2060s 8.52 million people 12.23 million people 3.71 million people Peru
2070s 11.05 million people 13.35 million people 2.30 million people Peru
2080s 13.54 million people 14.31 million people 767,100 people Peru
2090s 15.82 million people 15.12 million people 708,350 people Cameroon
2100s 17.30 million people 15.62 million people 1.68 million people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Cameroon or Peru?
Cameroon, at 17.30 million people against 15.62 million people in Peru as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Cameroon and Peru?
1.68 million people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Cameroon and Peru rank globally for population by level of education?
Cameroon ranks 41st and Peru ranks 44th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by level of education
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 withpost_secondary education in a country or region.