Algeria vs Cameroon: Literate and illiterate world population

Algeria

24.9%

in 2008

Cameroon

27.4%

in 2018

Algeria rank

32nd

Cameroon rank

29th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Cameroon currently reports 27.4% against 24.9% in Algeria, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

Globally, Algeria ranks 32nd and Cameroon ranks 29th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.