Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 1.25 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Cameroon, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Cameroon is 1.25 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Cameroon peaked at 1.25 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 873,490 number, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 956,960 number | — |
| 2000 | 873,490 number | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million number | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million number | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 956,960 number | 956,960 number | 956,960 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 982,600 number | 873,490 number | 1.09 million number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.25 million number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 948,662 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 644,367 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Cameroon?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Cameroon was 1.25 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 873,490 number in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.