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

Latest (2018)
13.5%
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
19th
of 184 countries
All-time high
31.7%
in 1980
All-time low
11.8%
in 2017
Years of data
34
1972–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Cameroon, 1972–2018

01020301972199520181972: 26.9 %1973: 28.2 %1974: 28 %1975: 26.2 %1976: 26.5 %1977: 19.2 %1978: 28.4 %1979: 30.4 %1980: 31.7 %1981: 31.6 %1982: 31.7 %1983: 30.1 %1984: 30.2 %1985: 30.6 %1986: 30.9 %1987: 30.4 %1989: 29.6 %1990: 29.4 %1999: 27.9 %2001: 25.7 %2002: 26.3 %2004: 26 %2005: 25.3 %2006: 20.9 %2007: 17.2 %2008: 15.4 %2009: 13.8 %2010: 12.8 %2011: 13.2 %2014: 12.8 %2015: 12.1 %2016: 11.9 %2017: 11.8 %2018: 13.5 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Vanuatu 14.5% compare
  2. 17 Guinea 14.2% compare
  3. 18 Portugal 13.5% compare
  4. 20 New Caledonia 13.4% compare
  5. 21 Sao Tome and Principe 12.6% compare
  6. 22 Timor-Leste 12.3% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
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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.