Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 7.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
7.2%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
47th
of 164 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 1987
All-time low
5.8%
in 1974
Years of data
23
1971–2015

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon, 1971–2015

0510151971199320151971: 7.6 %1972: 6.7 %1973: 7.2 %1974: 5.8 %1975: 7.5 %1976: 8.8 %1977: 8.8 %1978: 9.5 %1979: 12 %1980: 13.7 %1981: 13.9 %1982: 13.9 %1983: 11.4 %1984: 14.1 %1985: 13.6 %1986: 14.4 %1987: 15.6 %1990: 13 %2006: 10.5 %2012: 7.8 %2013: 8.1 %2014: 7.5 %2015: 7.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon stood at 7.2%.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon peaked at 15.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1974.

That places Cameroon 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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, male in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Cameroon, 1971 to 2015.
Year % Change
1971 7.6%
1972 6.7% -12.0%
1973 7.2% +8.0%
1974 5.8% -19.2%
1975 7.5% +28.8%
1976 8.8% +17.5%
1977 8.8% -0.8%
1978 9.5% +8.6%
1979 12.0% +26.6%
1980 13.7% +14.1%
1981 13.9% +1.4%
1982 13.9% -0.6%
1983 11.4% -18.0%
1984 14.1% +23.9%
1985 13.6% -3.2%
1986 14.4% +5.8%
1987 15.6% +8.5%
1990 13.0% -17.2%
2006 10.5% -18.7%
2012 7.8% -25.6%
2013 8.1% +3.1%
2014 7.5% -7.1%
2015 7.2% -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.2% 5.8% 12.0% 9
1980s 13.8% 11.4% 15.6% 8
1990s 13.0% 13.0% 13.0% 1
2000s 10.5% 10.5% 10.5% 1
2010s 7.7% 7.2% 8.1% 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 44 Panama 7.9% compare
  2. 45 Lebanon 7.9% compare
  3. 46 Madagascar 7.4% compare
  4. 48 British Virgin Islands 6.9% compare
  5. 49 Haiti 6.6% compare
  6. 50 Dominican Republic 6.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon was 7.2% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1987.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1974.
How does Cameroon rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Cameroon ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2015.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.