Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 13.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cameroon, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cameroon stood at 13.5%.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 31.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2017.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 19.2% | 30.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 30.8% | 29.6% | 31.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 27.9% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 13.8% | 26.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.8% | 13.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 16 Vanuatu 14.5% compare
- 17 Guinea 14.2% compare
- 18 Portugal 13.5% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 13.4% compare
- 21 Sao Tome and Principe 12.6% compare
- 22 Timor-Leste 12.3% compare
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- 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 repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cameroon?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cameroon was 13.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.