Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both was 6.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cameroon, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cameroon stood at 6.8%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cameroon peaked at 16.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 48th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.8% | — |
| 1972 | 7.5% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 7.1% | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 14.6% | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 14.5% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 7.1% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 12.3% | 16.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 45 Comoros 8.6% compare
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 7.9% compare
- 47 Lebanon 7.8% compare
- 49 Madagascar 6.8% compare
- 50 Panama 6.6% compare
- 51 Macau, China 6.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cameroon?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Cameroon was 6.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 172 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.