Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 13.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Cameroon, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Cameroon is 13.1%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Cameroon peaked at 31.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2017.
Cameroon ranks 17th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 26.5% | — |
| 1973 | 27.6% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 27.6% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 25.8% | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | -28.7% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | +51.4% |
| 1979 | 29.9% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 31.2% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 31.1% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 29.6% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 28.4% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +14.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.1%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +51.4% | 18.5% | 28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.2% | 18.5% | 29.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 28.4% | 31.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 28.2% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 13.3% | 25.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 13.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Cameroon?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Cameroon was 13.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.