Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cameroon
Cameroon: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 72.55 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
72.55
World rank
101st
of 128 countries
All-time high
72.55
in 2018
All-time low
7.5
in 1950
Years of data
6
1950–2018
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cameroon, 1950–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 72.55 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cameroon peaked at 72.55 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 1950.
Cameroon ranks 101st of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 1970s | 41.22 | 41.22 | 41.22 | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.55 | 68.41 | 70.68 | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.87 | 71.19 | 72.55 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cameroon?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cameroon was 72.55 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 72.55 in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Cameroon ranks 101st out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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