Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cameroon is 0.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 1.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 130th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.3% | — |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cameroon?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cameroon was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 130th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release