Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon stood at 2.7%.
The figure is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 3.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 156th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.4% | — |
| 1971 | 3.2% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 302.86 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 19.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 400.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 118.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cameroon was 2.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.