Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 7.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Cameroon, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Cameroon is 7.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Cameroon peaked at 29.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 42nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.3% | — |
| 1972 | 9.6% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 8.8% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | +35.7% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 13.8% | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 14.9% | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 14.0% | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | +108.7% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -57.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 7.7% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 13.6% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 12.5% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Cameroon?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Cameroon was 7.3% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
- Cameroon ranks 42nd out of 172 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.