Which has higher average years of schooling, Cameroon or Congo?

Congo, at 6.17 years against 6.15 years in Cameroon as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Congo: Average years of schooling

Cameroon

6.15 years

in 2020

Congo

6.17 years

in 2020

Cameroon rank

124th

Congo rank

123rd

Average years of schooling over time

Cameroon
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 6.17 years against 6.15 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 124th and Congo ranks 123rd of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1880s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1890s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1900s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1910s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1920s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1930s	0.2038 years	0.2817 years	0.0779 years	Congo
1950s	0.7916 years	0.9276 years	0.136 years	Congo
1960s	1.49 years	1.38 years	0.1076 years	Cameroon
1970s	2.17 years	2.67 years	0.4987 years	Congo
1980s	3.31 years	4.47 years	1.16 years	Congo
1990s	4.28 years	5.43 years	1.15 years	Congo
2000s	4.96 years	5.71 years	0.7494 years	Congo
2010s	6.01 years	6.08 years	0.0712 years	Congo
2020s	6.15 years	6.17 years	0.0147 years	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Cameroon or Congo?: Congo, at 6.17 years against 6.15 years in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Cameroon and Congo?: 0.02 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for average years of schooling?: Cameroon ranks 124th and Congo ranks 123rd of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.