Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Cameroon

Cameroon: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 31.3% in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
31.3%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 51 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2005
All-time low
30.9%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2004–2012

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Cameroon, 2004–2012

01020302004200820122004: 33.92005: 34.72006: 34.72007: 342008: 32.32009: 33.32010: 33.32011: 30.92012: 31.3

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2012, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Cameroon stood at 31.3%.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 34.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2011.

That places Cameroon 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Cameroon, 2004 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2004 33.9%
2005 34.7% +2.6%
2006 34.7% -0.1%
2007 34.0% -2.0%
2008 32.3% -5.1%
2009 33.3% +3.1%
2010 33.3% -0.1%
2011 30.9% -7.1%
2012 31.3% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.8% 32.3% 34.7% 6
2010s 31.8% 30.9% 33.3% 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 5 Togo 61.4% compare
  2. 6 Burkina Faso 46.2%
  3. 7 El Salvador 34.2% compare
  4. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 28.6% compare
  5. 10 Viet Nam 28.3%
  6. 11 Azerbaijan 25.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Cameroon?
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Cameroon was 31.3% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2011.
How does Cameroon rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
Cameroon ranks 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 473 data points, 1995–2019
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Total payments of households (pupils, students and their families) for educational institutions (such as for tuition fees, exam and registration fees, contribution to Parent-Teacher associations or other school funds, and fees for canteen, boarding and transport) and purchases outside of educational institutions (such as for uniforms, textbooks, teaching materials, or private classes). 'Initial funding' means that government transfers to households, such as scholarships and other financial aid for education, are subtracted from what is spent by households. Note that in some countries for some education levels, the value of this indicator may be 0, since on average households may be receiving as much, or more, in financial aid from the government than what they are spending on education. Calculation: Total payments of households (pupils, students and their families) for educational institutions (such as for tuition fees, exam and registration fees, contribution to Parent-Teacher associations or other school funds, and fees for canteen, boarding and transport), plus purchases outside of educational institutions (such as for uniforms, textbooks, teaching materials, or private classes), minus government education transfers to households (such as scholarships or other education-specific financial aid). When expressed as a share of GDP, this is then divided by the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Limitations: Indicators for household expenditure on education should be interpreted with caution since data comes from household surveys which may not all follow the same definitions and concepts. These types of surveys are also not carried out in all countries with regularity, and for some categories (such as pupils in pre-primary education), the sample sizes may be low. In some cases where data on government transfers to households (scholarships and other financial aid) was not available, they could not be subtracted from amounts paid by households. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/