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Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) rose 2.47% to 13.1% in Cameroon in 2023

Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) (%), 2023
Education | Cameroon | September 1, 2025
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Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure rose 2.47% to 13.1% in Cameroon in 2023, according to World Bank.

Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Cameroon reached an all time high of 21.4% in 2003 and an all time low of 11.7% in 2000. When compared to Cameroon's main peers, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in Central African Republic amounted to 9.99%, 16.5% in Chad, 13.6% in Gabon and 4.40% in Nigeria in 2023.

Cameroon has been ranked 32nd within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 49 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Angola % ... ... 6.76% 5.78% 6.05% 5.29% 6.92%
Benin % 19.9% 17.7% 18.2% 16.4% 15.3%
Cameroon % 15.9% 16.9% 14.2% 14.5% 15.0%
Central African Republic % 8.90% 9.14% 9.80% 9.78% 9.09%
Chad % ... ... ... ... 16.4% ... 14.2% 11.7% 15.4%
Congo % ... ... ... ... 15.7% 15.6% 17.0% 17.0% 16.6%
Dem. Republic of the Congo % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13.5% ... ... ... 21.6% ... ...
Equatorial Guinea % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Gabon % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15.3% 14.6% 14.1% 15.8% 15.4%
Niger % ... ... 13.2% 16.3% 13.0% 13.3% 12.0%
Nigeria % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6.12% 5.94% 5.85% 5.13% 5.14%
Sudan % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12.5% ... ...