Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Average years of schooling

Cameroon
6.15 years
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea
5.91 years
in 2020
Cameroon rank
124th
Equatorial Guinea rank
127th

Average years of schooling over time

  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 6.15 years against 5.91 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 124th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 127th of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 0.7916 years 1.33 years 0.5342 years Equatorial Guinea
1960s 1.49 years 2.19 years 0.7042 years Equatorial Guinea
1970s 2.17 years 2.89 years 0.7245 years Equatorial Guinea
1980s 3.31 years 4.16 years 0.8459 years Equatorial Guinea
1990s 4.28 years 5.04 years 0.7613 years Equatorial Guinea
2000s 4.96 years 5.36 years 0.4082 years Equatorial Guinea
2010s 6.01 years 5.44 years 0.5684 years Cameroon
2020s 6.15 years 5.91 years 0.2405 years Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
Cameroon, at 6.15 years against 5.91 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
0.24 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for average years of schooling?
Cameroon ranks 124th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 127th 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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About this data

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

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