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