Cameroon Literacy Rate 1976-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Cameroon literacy rate for 2020 was 78.23%, a 1.16% increase from 2018.
- Cameroon literacy rate for 2018 was 77.07%, a 5.78% increase from 2010.
- Cameroon literacy rate for 2010 was 71.29%, a 0.61% increase from 2007.
- Cameroon literacy rate for 2007 was 70.68%, a 2.27% increase from 2000.
| Cameroon Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
78.23% |
1.16% |
| 2018 |
77.07% |
5.78% |
| 2010 |
71.29% |
0.61% |
| 2007 |
70.68% |
2.27% |
| 2000 |
68.41% |
27.19% |
| 1976 |
41.22% |
27.19% |
