Cameroon vs India: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Cameroon
567,691 number
in 2019
India
701,221 number
in 2017
Cameroon rank
12th
India rank
9th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • India
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197119952019

How they compare

India currently reports 701,221 number against 567,691 number in Cameroon, a difference of 133,530 number.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 12th and India ranks 9th of 190 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon India Difference Ahead
1970s 272,812 number 11.01 million number 10.74 million number India
1980s 536,128 number 3.55 million number 3.01 million number India
1990s 568,634 number 4.45 million number 3.88 million number India
2000s 634,529 number 4.64 million number 4.01 million number India
2010s 507,041 number 2.43 million number 1.93 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Cameroon or India?
India, at 701,221 number against 567,691 number in Cameroon as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Cameroon and India?
133,530 number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and India?
15 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Cameroon and India rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 12th and India ranks 9th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.