Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 10.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
10.4%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
35th
of 153 countries
All-time high
20.8%
in 1986
All-time low
7.7%
in 1974
Years of data
23
1971–2015

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon, 1971–2015

051015201971199320151971: 10.1 %1972: 9.8 %1973: 8.7 %1974: 7.7 %1975: 9.7 %1976: 11 %1977: 10.4 %1978: 11.7 %1979: 16.4 %1980: 18 %1981: 19.2 %1982: 19.6 %1983: 15.8 %1984: 19 %1985: 19.1 %1986: 20.8 %1987: 20.2 %1990: 17.8 %2006: 16.6 %2012: 10.4 %2013: 18 %2014: 10.1 %2015: 10.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon stood at 10.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon peaked at 20.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1974.

That places Cameroon 35th out of 153 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Cameroon, 1971 to 2015.
Year % Change
1971 10.1%
1972 9.8% -2.5%
1973 8.7% -11.2%
1974 7.7% -12.0%
1975 9.7% +26.8%
1976 11.0% +13.2%
1977 10.4% -5.2%
1978 11.7% +12.0%
1979 16.4% +40.3%
1980 18.0% +9.4%
1981 19.2% +7.1%
1982 19.6% +2.1%
1983 15.8% -19.6%
1984 19.0% +20.2%
1985 19.1% +0.7%
1986 20.8% +9.0%
1987 20.2% -3.2%
1990 17.8% -11.5%
2006 16.6% -6.8%
2012 10.4% -37.7%
2013 18.0% +73.4%
2014 10.1% -44.0%
2015 10.4% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.6% 7.7% 16.4% 9
1980s 19.0% 15.8% 20.8% 8
1990s 17.8% 17.8% 17.8% 1
2000s 16.6% 16.6% 16.6% 1
2010s 12.2% 10.1% 18.0% 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 32 Mauritius 11.4% compare
  2. 33 Ethiopia 11.2% compare
  3. 34 Guyana 10.5% compare
  4. 36 Netherlands 10.3% compare
  5. 37 Kiribati 9.3% compare
  6. 38 Nicaragua 9.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Cameroon was 10.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1986.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1974.
How does Cameroon rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Cameroon ranks 35th out of 153 countries with data for 2015.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,514 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.