Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ in Cameroon

Cameroon: Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ was 270.83 millions in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
270.83 millions
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
88th
of 143 countries
All-time high
270.83 millions
in 2013
All-time low
71.02 millions
in 1971
Years of data
11
1971–2013

Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ in Cameroon, 1971–2013

501001502002501971199220131971: 71 millions1972: 71.7 millions2005: 214.6 millions2006: 232.4 millions2007: 261.7 millions2008: 202.4 millions2009: 258.8 millions2010: 257.4 millions2011: 237.1 millions2012: 267.5 millions2013: 270.8 millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 270.83 millions for government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in 2013. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in Cameroon peaked at 270.83 millions in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.02 millions, in 1971.

Cameroon ranks 88th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 71.35 millions 71.02 millions 71.68 millions 2
2000s 233.99 millions 202.42 millions 261.74 millions 5
2010s 258.21 millions 237.12 millions 270.83 millions 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 85 Trinidad and Tobago 341.45 millions compare
  2. 86 Panama 319.27 millions compare
  3. 87 Uganda 285.54 millions compare
  4. 89 Burkina Faso 267.55 millions compare
  5. 90 Jamaica 263.46 millions compare
  6. 91 Mali 260.12 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in Cameroon?
Government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ in Cameroon was 270.83 millions in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 270.83 millions in 2013.
What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 71.02 millions in 1971.
How does Cameroon rank for government expenditure on primary education, constant us$?
Cameroon ranks 88th out of 143 countries with data for 2013.
Is government expenditure on primary education, constant us$ rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,788 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on primary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ in constant value (taking into account inflation). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$, and where it is expressed in constant value, uses a GDP deflator to account for inflation. The constant prices base year is normally three years before the year of the data release. For example, in the July 2017 data release, constant US$ values are expressed in 2014 prices. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/