Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 308,459 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon, 1973–2019
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.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 143,793 number | — |
| 1974 | 156,200 number | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 160,987 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 159,067 number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 167,307 number | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 125,247 number | -25.1% |
| 1979 | 190,597 number | +52.2% |
| 1980 | 211,499 number | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 228,584 number | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 241,206 number | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 253,636 number | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 255,546 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 262,960 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 277,958 number | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 292,974 number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 302,101 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 312,461 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 320,601 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 315,227 number | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 325,301 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 383,236 number | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 401,214 number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 413,425 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 425,992 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 439,231 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 350,715 number | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 302,389 number | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 274,072 number | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 256,574 number | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 248,803 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 262,610 number | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 291,101 number | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 291,251 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 288,255 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 288,966 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 279,077 number | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 308,459 number | +10.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 308,459 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,340 number, 7.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 308,459 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,562 number, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +52.2% | 125,247 number | 190,597 number |
| 1978 | -25.1% | 167,307 number | 125,247 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
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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Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.