Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 51,065 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
51,065 number
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
11th
of 185 countries
All-time high
79,300 number
in 2003
All-time low
20,157 number
in 1978
Years of data
34
1973–2019

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Cameroon, 1973–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1973199620191973: 20.7k number1974: 22.7k number1975: 24.0k number1976: 24.0k number1977: 25.7k number1978: 20.2k number1979: 30.0k number1980: 34.4k number1981: 38.5k number1982: 41.1k number1983: 43.2k number1984: 46.2k number1985: 49.4k number1986: 52.8k number1987: 58.5k number1988: 59.2k number1990: 62.7k number1991: 63.3k number2000: 66.5k number2003: 79.3k number2004: 59.0k number2006: 71.9k number2007: 63.8k number2008: 47.6k number2009: 40.6k number2010: 37.0k number2011: 36.4k number2012: 38.4k number2014: 47.9k number2015: 44.4k number2016: 44.0k number2017: 47.4k number2018: 44.5k number2019: 51.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 51,065 number for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 79,300 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20,157 number, in 1978.

That places Cameroon 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23,903 number 20,157 number 29,959 number 7
1980s 47,034 number 34,418 number 59,161 number 9
1990s 62,988 number 62,671 number 63,305 number 2
2000s 61,230 number 40,595 number 79,300 number 7
2010s 43,457 number 36,448 number 51,065 number 9

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 8 Iraq 64,667 number compare
  2. 9 India 62,351 number compare
  3. 10 Mali 52,433 number compare
  4. 12 South Africa 49,813 number compare
  5. 13 Algeria 45,568 number compare
  6. 14 Burundi 45,567 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places β†’

More reference data data for Cameroon

All data for Cameroon β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Cameroon?
Repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Cameroon was 51,065 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 79,300 number in 2003.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 20,157 number in 1978.
How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Cameroon ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,333 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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