Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Cameroon, 2004–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.7% for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in 2014.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Cameroon peaked at 1.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places Cameroon 46th out of 87 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.1% | — |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -53.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +152.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -63.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 5 |
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 initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Cameroon?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Cameroon was 0.7% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 87 countries with data for 2014.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. 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 Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release