Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 817,160 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
817,160 number
World rank
27th
of 83 countries
All-time high
817,160 number
in 2018
All-time low
523,078 number
in 2000
Years of data
5
1976–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Cameroon, 1976–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1976199720181976: 694.2k number2000: 523.1k number2007: 685.4k number2010: 737.9k number2018: 817.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Cameroon stood at 817,160 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Cameroon peaked at 817,160 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 523,078 number, in 2000.

Cameroon ranks 27th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 694,154 number 694,154 number 694,154 number 1
2000s 604,253 number 523,078 number 685,428 number 2
2010s 777,554 number 737,947 number 817,160 number 2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 24 Vietnam 1.02 million number compare
  2. 25 Senegal 959,346 number compare
  3. 28 Malawi 798,718 number compare
  4. 29 Colombia 570,730 number compare
  5. 30 Rwanda 536,304 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Cameroon?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Cameroon was 817,160 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 817,160 number in 2018.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 523,078 number in 2000.
How does Cameroon rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Cameroon ranks 27th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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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.