What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male between Cameroon and South Africa?

9,390 number, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?

8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs South Africa: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Cameroon

53,064 number

in 2019

South Africa

62,454 number

in 2018

Cameroon rank

12th

South Africa rank

11th

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male over time

Cameroon
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 62,454 number against 53,064 number in Cameroon, a difference of 9,390 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 11th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	45,156 number	78,438 number	33,282 number	South Africa
2000s	55,117 number	44,435 number	10,682 number	Cameroon
2010s	48,957 number	70,170 number	21,213 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male, Cameroon or South Africa?: South Africa, at 62,454 number against 53,064 number in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male between Cameroon and South Africa?: 9,390 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male?: Cameroon ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 11th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,341 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.