Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Cameroon

Cameroon: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 44.12 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
44.12 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
156th
of 195 countries
All-time high
44.12 current US$ per person
in 2021
All-time low
5.41 current US$ per person
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Cameroon, 1970–2021

10203040197019952021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Cameroon is 44.12 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 44.12 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.41 current US$ per person, in 1971.

That places Cameroon 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Cameroon, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 5.41 current US$ per person —
1971 5.41 current US$ per person -0.1%
1972 6.47 current US$ per person +19.7%
1973 6.75 current US$ per person +4.3%
1974 7.54 current US$ per person +11.7%
1975 9.93 current US$ per person +31.7%
1976 9.75 current US$ per person -1.9%
1977 9.75 current US$ per person -0.0%
1978 15.39 current US$ per person +57.9%
1979 19.57 current US$ per person +27.2%
1980 18.9 current US$ per person -3.4%
1981 15.87 current US$ per person -16.0%
1982 16.5 current US$ per person +3.9%
1983 18.25 current US$ per person +10.6%
1984 20.11 current US$ per person +10.2%
1985 20.53 current US$ per person +2.1%
1986 27.92 current US$ per person +36.0%
1987 29.81 current US$ per person +6.8%
1988 26.25 current US$ per person -12.0%
1989 23.55 current US$ per person -10.3%
1990 31.2 current US$ per person +32.5%
1991 29.5 current US$ per person -5.5%
1992 24.66 current US$ per person -16.4%
1993 30.81 current US$ per person +24.9%
1994 16.38 current US$ per person -46.8%
1995 19.4 current US$ per person +18.4%
1996 18.04 current US$ per person -7.0%
1997 15.59 current US$ per person -13.6%
1998 16.98 current US$ per person +8.9%
1999 15.27 current US$ per person -10.1%
2000 11.84 current US$ per person -22.5%
2001 15.05 current US$ per person +27.2%
2002 20.33 current US$ per person +35.1%
2003 27.9 current US$ per person +37.2%
2004 30.39 current US$ per person +8.9%
2005 32.19 current US$ per person +5.9%
2006 29.54 current US$ per person -8.2%
2007 36.21 current US$ per person +22.6%
2008 38.07 current US$ per person +5.1%
2009 41.33 current US$ per person +8.6%
2010 41 current US$ per person -0.8%
2011 42.12 current US$ per person +2.7%
2012 38.12 current US$ per person -9.5%
2013 41.46 current US$ per person +8.8%
2014 43.85 current US$ per person +5.8%
2015 37.41 current US$ per person -14.7%
2016 38 current US$ per person +1.6%
2017 39.36 current US$ per person +3.6%
2018 42.39 current US$ per person +7.7%
2019 40.8 current US$ per person -3.7%
2020 40.79 current US$ per person -0.0%
2021 44.12 current US$ per person +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.6 current US$ per person 5.41 current US$ per person 19.57 current US$ per person 10
1980s 21.77 current US$ per person 15.87 current US$ per person 29.81 current US$ per person 10
1990s 21.78 current US$ per person 15.27 current US$ per person 31.2 current US$ per person 10
2000s 28.29 current US$ per person 11.84 current US$ per person 41.33 current US$ per person 10
2010s 40.45 current US$ per person 37.41 current US$ per person 43.85 current US$ per person 10
2020s 42.45 current US$ per person 40.79 current US$ per person 44.12 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 153 Congo 54.67 current US$ per person compare
  2. 154 Equatorial Guinea 52.01 current US$ per person compare
  3. 155 East Timor 44.58 current US$ per person compare
  4. 157 Comoros 40.3 current US$ per person compare
  5. 158 Tanzania 40.15 current US$ per person compare
  6. 159 Benin 38.49 current US$ per person compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Cameroon?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Cameroon was 44.12 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 44.12 current US$ per person in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 5.41 current US$ per person in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,370 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.