Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 43,734 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
43,734 number
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
9th
of 185 countries
All-time high
63,742 number
in 2003
All-time low
16,709 number
in 1978
Years of data
34
1973–2019
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Cameroon, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 43,734 number for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 63,742 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16,709 number, in 1978.
Cameroon ranks 9th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 16,727 number | — |
| 1974 | 18,058 number | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 19,592 number | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 19,515 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 21,362 number | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 16,709 number | -21.8% |
| 1979 | 25,172 number | +50.6% |
| 1980 | 29,065 number | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 32,572 number | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 34,184 number | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 35,972 number | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 37,865 number | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 39,358 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 42,230 number | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 46,964 number | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 47,074 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 49,687 number | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 50,693 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 55,136 number | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 63,742 number | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 47,597 number | -25.3% |
| 2006 | 50,688 number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 51,200 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 37,493 number | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 33,082 number | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 30,272 number | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 30,156 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 31,441 number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 37,197 number | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 37,190 number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 37,290 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41,124 number | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 38,224 number | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 43,734 number | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,591 number | 16,709 number | 25,172 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 38,365 number | 29,065 number | 47,074 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 50,190 number | 49,687 number | 50,693 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 48,420 number | 33,082 number | 63,742 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 36,292 number | 30,156 number | 43,734 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female in Cameroon?
- Repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female in Cameroon was 43,734 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 63,742 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,709 number in 1978.
- How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.