Cameroon vs Kuwait: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Cameroon

13.8%

in 2024

Kuwait

13.8%

in 2025

Cameroon rank

79th

Kuwait rank

78th

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

Kuwait currently reports 13.8% against 13.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kuwait ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 79th and Kuwait ranks 78th 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.