Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 43,280 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
43,280 number
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
10th
of 164 countries
All-time high
59,221 number
in 2006
All-time low
12,039 number
in 1978
Years of data
34
1973–2019

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Cameroon, 1973–2019

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1973199620191973: 14.7k number1974: 16.3k number1975: 17.2k number1976: 16.0k number1977: 16.7k number1978: 12.0k number1979: 19.0k number1980: 21.7k number1981: 24.5k number1982: 25.8k number1983: 26.9k number1984: 27.8k number1985: 28.3k number1986: 30.8k number1987: 34.1k number1988: 36.8k number1990: 40.0k number1991: 42.8k number2000: 44.4k number2003: 50.3k number2004: 50.7k number2006: 59.2k number2007: 45.3k number2008: 38.7k number2009: 33.4k number2010: 31.3k number2011: 31.4k number2012: 33.6k number2014: 39.6k number2015: 38.9k number2016: 38.7k number2017: 41.2k number2018: 38.4k number2019: 43.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Cameroon stood at 43,280 number.

The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 59,221 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12,039 number, in 1978.

That places Cameroon 10th out of 164 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 15,990 number 12,039 number 18,963 number 7
1980s 28,517 number 21,718 number 36,824 number 9
1990s 41,423 number 40,048 number 42,798 number 2
2000s 45,989 number 33,396 number 59,221 number 7
2010s 37,384 number 31,257 number 43,280 number 9

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 7 India 59,280 number compare
  2. 8 Mali 50,879 number compare
  3. 9 Madagascar 47,682 number compare
  4. 11 South Africa 42,489 number compare
  5. 12 Bangladesh 40,885 number compare
  6. 13 Pakistan 37,784 number compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Cameroon?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Cameroon was 43,280 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 59,221 number in 2006.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 12,039 number in 1978.
How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Cameroon ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,798 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.