British Virgin Islands vs Cameroon: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

British Virgin Islands

13.6%

in 2025

Cameroon

13.8%

in 2024

British Virgin Islands rank

82nd

Cameroon rank

79th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Cameroon currently reports 13.8% against 13.6% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Cameroon ahead.

Globally, British Virgin Islands ranks 82nd and Cameroon ranks 79th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.