Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Cameroon

Cameroon: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 13.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
13.9%
Change on year
up 15.0%
World rank
23rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
32.3%
in 1982
All-time low
12.0%
in 2017
Years of data
34
1972–2018

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

01020301972199520181972: 27.3 %1973: 28.6 %1974: 28.3 %1975: 26.5 %1976: 26.9 %1977: 19.8 %1978: 28.8 %1979: 30.8 %1980: 32.1 %1981: 32.1 %1982: 32.3 %1983: 30.6 %1984: 30.9 %1985: 31.2 %1986: 31.6 %1987: 31 %1989: 30.7 %1990: 30.5 %1999: 27.7 %2001: 26.5 %2002: 27.1 %2004: 26.4 %2005: 26.9 %2006: 21.4 %2007: 17.9 %2008: 15.8 %2009: 14.2 %2010: 13.1 %2011: 13.6 %2014: 13.2 %2015: 12.4 %2016: 12.2 %2017: 12 %2018: 13.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Cameroon is 13.9%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Cameroon peaked at 32.3% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2017.

That places Cameroon 23rd out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.1% 19.8% 30.8% 8
1980s 31.4% 30.6% 32.3% 9
1990s 29.1% 27.7% 30.5% 2
2000s 22.0% 14.2% 27.1% 8
2010s 12.9% 12.0% 13.9% 7

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 20 Tunisia 14.5% compare
  2. 21 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 14.4% compare
  3. 22 Guinea 13.9% compare
  4. 24 Nicaragua 12.5% compare
  5. 25 Eswatini, Kingdom of 11.7% compare
  6. 26 Côte d'Ivoire 11.6% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Cameroon?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Cameroon was 13.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 1982.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2017.
How does Cameroon rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.