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

58,802 number, with Cameroon 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, female (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, female

Cameroon

259,232 number

in 2019

South Africa

200,430 number

in 2018

Cameroon rank

11th

South Africa rank

14th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

Cameroon
South Africa

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 259,232 number against 200,430 number in South Africa, a difference of 58,802 number.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

Cameroon ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th of 187 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	252,984 number	369,839 number	116,854 number	South Africa
2000s	308,171 number	233,361 number	74,810 number	Cameroon
2010s	238,703 number	240,155 number	1,451 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Cameroon or South Africa?: Cameroon, at 259,232 number against 200,430 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Cameroon and South Africa?: 58,802 number, with Cameroon 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, female?: Cameroon ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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