The Cameroon economic updates aim atsharing knowledge and stimulating debate among thoseinterested in improving the economic management of Cameroonand unleashing its enormous potential. The notes therebyoffer another voice on economic issues in Cameroon, and anadditional platform for engagement, learning, and exchange.The average observed economic growth rate from 2010 to 2013is a mere four percent, one percentage point below thevision 2035 targets. Achieving the official objectives setfor 2020 will require Cameroon to move to double digitannual growth rates over the 2014-2020 period, compared tothe 4.8 to 5.4 percent projected by the World Bank. Thisreport looks at the quality of basic education to ensurethat the right investments are made in people to build humancapital, a key ingredient for sustainable economic growth.Cameroon has achieved significant progress over the lastdecade in expanding access to basic education. The number ofstudents completing primary school, the primary completionrate, rose from 53 percent in 2001 to about 80 percent in2011. The improvements in access to education also masksignificant differences in education performance across andwithin individual regions, as well as between gender andincome groups. The economic update suggests improving datacollection in order to better monitor education serviceprovision, assess more systematically student learning,increase in budget allocation to education as a whole,reprioritize public spending to the zones d'educationprioritaires (Education Priority Zones) (ZEPs), ensuretransparency in budget allocation, and revisit the textbookpolicy to ensure durability and affordability.
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