Cameroon vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

Cameroon
817,160 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.12 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
27th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
020.0M40.0M60.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 11.12 million number against 817,160 number in Cameroon, a difference of 10.30 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.6 times Cameroon's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 83 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 694,154 number 67.20 million number 66.51 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 604,253 number 16.19 million number 15.59 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 777,554 number 12.26 million number 11.49 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Cameroon or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 11.12 million number against 817,160 number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
10.30 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Cameroon ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.