Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per was 0.603 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per in Cameroon, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.603 units per square kilometre for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per in Cameroon peaked at 0.7345 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2013 units per square kilometre, in 1978.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2259 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.2467 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2598 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.259 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2746 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2013 units per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3207 units per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3586 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3909 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4122 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.432 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4366 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4418 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4686 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4946 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5148 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5179 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5343 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5361 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.573 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6488 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6794 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7064 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7345 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6634 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5827 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4984 units per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4607 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4334 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4214 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4477 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4995 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5091 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5076 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5156 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4982 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5484 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5954 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6073 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.603 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2554 units per square kilometre | 0.2013 units per square kilometre | 0.3207 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4389 units per square kilometre | 0.3586 units per square kilometre | 0.5148 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5294 units per square kilometre | 0.5179 units per square kilometre | 0.5361 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6164 units per square kilometre | 0.4607 units per square kilometre | 0.7345 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4868 units per square kilometre | 0.4214 units per square kilometre | 0.5484 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6019 units per square kilometre | 0.5954 units per square kilometre | 0.6073 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 0.6818 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 El Salvador 0.6676 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Ethiopia 0.6087 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Togo 0.5592 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Guinea 0.4755 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 0.4441 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per in Cameroon?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per in Cameroon was 0.603 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7345 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2013 units per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.