Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.3% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
0.3%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
103rd
of 122 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2009
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
5
2008–2012
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Cameroon, 2008–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.3% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 35.9% over five years.
That places Cameroon 103rd out of 122 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Cameroon?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Cameroon was 0.3% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd out of 122 countries with data for 2012.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary 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