What is the difference in repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male between Cameroon and South Africa?

6,213 number, with Cameroon 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 6 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 6 of primary education, male

Cameroon

34,493 number

in 2019

South Africa

28,280 number

in 2018

Cameroon rank

8th

South Africa rank

11th

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male over time

Cameroon
South Africa

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 34,493 number against 28,280 number in South Africa, a difference of 6,213 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 11th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40,074 number	45,903 number	5,829 number	South Africa
2000s	38,840 number	32,796 number	6,044 number	Cameroon
2010s	33,716 number	31,807 number	1,909 number	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male, Cameroon or South Africa?: Cameroon, at 34,493 number against 28,280 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male between Cameroon and South Africa?: 6,213 number, with Cameroon 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 6 of primary education, male?: Cameroon ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 11th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 6 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 6 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 140 places, 3,300 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.