What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Cameroon and IDA only?

6.62 million number, with IDA only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA only?

37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Cameroon vs IDA only: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Cameroon

308,459 number

in 2019

IDA only

6.93 million number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

11th

IDA only rank

8th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Cameroon
IDA only

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 6.93 million number against 308,459 number in Cameroon, a difference of 6.62 million number.

That makes IDA only's figure about 22.5 times Cameroon's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 11th and IDA only ranks 8th of 187 countries.

IDA only has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
1970s	157,600 number	3.73 million number	3.57 million number	IDA only
1980s	258,496 number	4.29 million number	4.04 million number	IDA only
1990s	316,096 number	4.94 million number	4.62 million number	IDA only
2000s	368,397 number	6.99 million number	6.62 million number	IDA only
2010s	279,455 number	7.04 million number	6.76 million number	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Cameroon or IDA only?: IDA only, at 6.93 million number against 308,459 number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Cameroon and IDA only?: 6.62 million number, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA only?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and IDA only rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Cameroon ranks 11th and IDA only ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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