Adult literacy rate in Cameroon
72.6% of adults in Cameroon could read and write in 2018.
The latest value for Cameroon is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Cameroon, 2018
72.6%
Change from 2010
+1.4percentage points
World, 2018
86.8%
Adult literacy rate in Cameroon over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 71.2% in 2010, a change of +1.4 percentage points.
- Since 1976, when it was 41.2%, the figure has changed by +31.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2018 was 86.8%.
More for Cameroon
All statistics for Cameroon
Primary school enrolment (gross)
114.4%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
23.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
74.0%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
47.2%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
23.0%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
3.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS