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
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Cameroon, 1972–2018
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.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 27.3% | — |
| 1973 | 28.6% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 26.5% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 19.8% | -26.3% |
| 1978 | 28.8% | +45.4% |
| 1979 | 30.8% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 32.1% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 30.9% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 31.6% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 31.0% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 30.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +15.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.7%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) 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 | +45.4% | 19.8% | 28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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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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.