Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 34,493 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
34,493 number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
8th
of 140 countries
All-time high
50,913 number
in 2006
All-time low
19,682 number
in 1978
Years of data
35
1973–2019

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Cameroon, 1973–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1973199620191973: 23.8k number1974: 27.1k number1975: 27.6k number1976: 28.1k number1977: 29.1k number1978: 19.7k number1979: 31.9k number1980: 35.6k number1981: 38.4k number1982: 39.2k number1983: 40.4k number1984: 36.5k number1985: 35.1k number1986: 38.4k number1987: 39.5k number1988: 41.9k number1990: 44.4k number1991: 43.4k number1999: 36.7k number2000: 37.9k number2003: 38.7k number2004: 39.9k number2006: 50.9k number2007: 38.7k number2008: 37.6k number2009: 35.9k number2010: 36.5k number2011: 33.9k number2012: 35.6k number2014: 32.6k number2015: 34.2k number2016: 33.7k number2017: 33.6k number2018: 33.3k number2019: 34.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Cameroon stood at 34,493 number.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Cameroon peaked at 50,913 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19,682 number, in 1978.

Cameroon ranks 8th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 26,756 number 19,682 number 31,945 number 7
1980s 38,326 number 35,062 number 41,882 number 9
1990s 41,521 number 36,705 number 44,416 number 3
2000s 39,938 number 35,872 number 50,913 number 7
2010s 34,211 number 32,611 number 36,504 number 9

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38,398 number compare
  2. 6 Mali 37,788 number compare
  3. 7 Morocco 36,649 number compare
  4. 9 Burkina Faso 32,272 number compare
  5. 10 Côte d'Ivoire 28,516 number compare
  6. 11 South Africa 28,280 number compare

See the full ranking of 140 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Cameroon?
Repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Cameroon was 34,493 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 50,913 number in 2006.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 19,682 number in 1978.
How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Cameroon ranks 8th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 6 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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