Youth literacy in Cameroon
In Cameroon, 81.9% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2018.
The latest value for Cameroon is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Cameroon, 2018
81.9%
Change from 2011
+1.2percentage points
Youth literacy in Cameroon over time
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Cameroon
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 81.9% |
| 2011 | 80.7% |
| 2010 | 80.6% |
| 2007 | 83.1% |
| 2004 | 75.1% |
| 2000 | 83.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 80.7% in 2011, a change of +1.2 percentage points.
- Since 1976, when it was 68.8%, the figure has changed by +13.1 percentage points.