Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita was 0.0114 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Cameroon, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0114 units per person for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0283 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 units per person, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0206 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0217 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0218 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0209 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0215 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0156 units per person | -27.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0231 units per person | +48.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0248 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0259 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0267 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0275 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.027 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0269 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0276 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0283 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0283 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0276 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0275 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0217 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0218 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0244 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0248 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0249 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0249 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.025 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0194 units per person | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.013 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.012 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0113 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0124 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0114 units per person | -4.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0114 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0114 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061 units per person, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +48.0% | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0231 units per person |
| 1978 | -27.2% | 0.0215 units per person | 0.0156 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0207 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0231 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.027 units per person | 0.0248 units per person | 0.0283 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0256 units per person | 0.0217 units per person | 0.0276 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0218 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.025 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, male (number), per capita in Cameroon?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Cameroon was 0.0114 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0283 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 units per person in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, 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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.