Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female was 39,028 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
39,028 number
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
11th
of 185 countries
All-time high
64,130 number
in 2004
All-time low
9,804 number
in 1978
Years of data
34
1973–2019
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Cameroon, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female in Cameroon stood at 39,028 number.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female in Cameroon peaked at 64,130 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9,804 number, in 1978.
Cameroon ranks 11th 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 4 of primary education, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 10,872 number | — |
| 1974 | 11,484 number | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 12,535 number | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 12,037 number | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 13,196 number | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 9,804 number | -25.7% |
| 1979 | 15,894 number | +62.1% |
| 1980 | 17,880 number | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 19,182 number | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 20,494 number | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 21,156 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 22,423 number | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 23,879 number | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 24,610 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 28,023 number | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 28,239 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 28,906 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 30,425 number | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 35,426 number | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 36,944 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 64,130 number | +73.6% |
| 2006 | 49,119 number | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 34,349 number | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 33,991 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 33,299 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 31,390 number | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 30,482 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 33,021 number | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 36,535 number | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 36,374 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 36,034 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 38,697 number | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 34,166 number | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 39,028 number | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,260 number | 9,804 number | 15,894 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 22,876 number | 17,880 number | 28,239 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 29,666 number | 28,906 number | 30,425 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 41,037 number | 33,299 number | 64,130 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 35,081 number | 30,482 number | 39,028 number | 9 |
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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 4 of primary education, female in Cameroon?
- Repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female in Cameroon was 39,028 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 64,130 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,804 number in 1978.
- How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Cameroon ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 4 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.