Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 280,635 in 2024. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Cameroon, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 280,635 for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Cameroon peaked at 347,197 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95,135, in 1978.
That places Cameroon 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120,739 | 95,135 | 151,576 | 7 |
| 1980s | 207,481 | 169,515 | 243,362 | 9 |
| 1990s | 250,258 | 244,804 | 253,407 | 3 |
| 2000s | 291,364 | 217,757 | 347,197 | 9 |
| 2010s | 230,096 | 199,187 | 259,232 | 9 |
| 2020s | 283,550 | 280,635 | 287,079 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Cameroon?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Cameroon was 280,635 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 347,197 in 2005.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,135 in 1978.
- How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release