Government expenditure per student, secondary in Cameroon
Cameroon: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 17.8% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Cameroon, 2005–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 17.8% for government expenditure per student, secondary in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 66th out of 109 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.9% | — |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 24.1% | 36.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 18.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, secondary in Cameroon?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Cameroon was 17.8% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Cameroon ranks 66th out of 109 countries with data for 2012.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.