Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 308,459 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
308,459 number
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
11th
of 187 countries
All-time high
439,231 number
in 2006
All-time low
125,247 number
in 1978
Years of data
37
1973–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon, 1973–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1973199620191973: 143.8k number1974: 156.2k number1975: 161.0k number1976: 159.1k number1977: 167.3k number1978: 125.2k number1979: 190.6k number1980: 211.5k number1981: 228.6k number1982: 241.2k number1983: 253.6k number1984: 255.5k number1985: 263.0k number1986: 278.0k number1987: 293.0k number1988: 302.1k number1990: 312.5k number1991: 320.6k number1999: 315.2k number2000: 325.3k number2002: 383.2k number2003: 401.2k number2004: 413.4k number2005: 426.0k number2006: 439.2k number2007: 350.7k number2008: 302.4k number2009: 274.1k number2010: 256.6k number2011: 248.8k number2012: 262.6k number2014: 291.1k number2015: 291.3k number2016: 288.3k number2017: 289.0k number2018: 279.1k number2019: 308.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon stood at 308,459 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon peaked at 439,231 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 125,247 number, in 1978.

That places Cameroon 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 157,600 number 125,247 number 190,597 number 7
1980s 258,496 number 211,499 number 302,101 number 9
1990s 316,096 number 312,461 number 320,601 number 3
2000s 368,397 number 274,072 number 439,231 number 9
2010s 279,455 number 248,803 number 308,459 number 9

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 8 Bangladesh 385,686 number compare
  2. 9 South Africa 370,769 number compare
  3. 10 India 369,495 number compare
  4. 12 Burundi 304,475 number compare
  5. 13 Mali 271,291 number compare
  6. 14 Indonesia 252,517 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon was 308,459 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 439,231 number in 2006.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 125,247 number in 1978.
How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Cameroon ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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