Burkina Faso vs Cameroon

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Learning-adjusted schooling

Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.5 years in Burkina Faso and 5.3 years in Cameroon, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.8 years, or 1.17 times that in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Learning-adjusted schoolingLearning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.5 years in Burkina Faso and 5.3 years in Cameroon, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.8 years, or 1.17 times that in Burkina Faso.
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Latest figures

years · World Bank

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Burkina Faso4.5 20203.2156 of 174
Cameroon5.3 20205.5141 of 174

What the numbers say

  • Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
  • In 2020, Burkina Faso ranked 156 and Cameroon ranked 141 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

years · World Bank

YearBurkina FasoCameroon
20204.55.3
20184.45.3
20174.25.5
20103.25.5

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
  • Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.

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