Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 259,232 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Cameroon, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Cameroon is 259,232 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Cameroon peaked at 347,197 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95,135 number, in 1978.
Cameroon ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120,739 number | 95,135 number | 151,576 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 207,481 number | 169,515 number | 243,362 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 250,258 number | 244,804 number | 253,407 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 291,364 number | 217,757 number | 347,197 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 230,096 number | 199,187 number | 259,232 number | 9 |
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 259,232 number in 2019, 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 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,135 number in 1978.
- How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Cameroon ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.