What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Cameroon and South Africa?

3,508 number, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?

9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.

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.

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

Cameroon

567,691 number

in 2019

South Africa

571,199 number

in 2018

Cameroon rank

12th

South Africa rank

11th

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

Cameroon
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 571,199 number against 567,691 number in Cameroon, a difference of 3,508 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 11th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	570,898 number	857,068 number	286,170 number	South Africa
2000s	688,965 number	547,352 number	141,613 number	Cameroon
2010s	524,898 number	643,286 number	118,389 number	South Africa

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 South Africa?: South Africa, at 571,199 number against 567,691 number in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Cameroon and South Africa?: 3,508 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Cameroon ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 11th 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: 04 September 2026

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