Cameroon vs Lesotho: Average years of schooling
Cameroon
6.15 years
in 2020
Lesotho
6.01 years
in 2020
Cameroon rank
124th
Lesotho rank
125th
Average years of schooling over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.15 years against 6.01 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cameroon ranks 124th and Lesotho ranks 125th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 0.1 years | 0.1262 years | 0.0262 years | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 0.1 years | 0.2523 years | 0.1523 years | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.1 years | 0.5383 years | 0.4383 years | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.1 years | 1.09 years | 0.9851 years | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.2038 years | 1.46 years | 1.26 years | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.7916 years | 2.3 years | 1.51 years | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 1.49 years | 2.72 years | 1.23 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 2.17 years | 3.27 years | 1.1 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.31 years | 3.91 years | 0.5965 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.28 years | 4.63 years | 0.3487 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 4.96 years | 6.09 years | 1.13 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.01 years | 6.36 years | 0.3493 years | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.15 years | 6.01 years | 0.1411 years | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Cameroon, at 6.15 years against 6.01 years in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 0.14 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Cameroon ranks 124th and Lesotho ranks 125th 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
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.