Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square was 0.7096 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square in Cameroon, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square in Cameroon stood at 0.7096 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square in Cameroon peaked at 0.9292 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.265 units per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Cameroon 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male (number), per square in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3042 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.3304 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3406 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3365 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3539 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.265 units per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4032 units per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4474 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4836 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5103 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5366 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5406 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5563 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.588 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6198 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6391 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.661 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6782 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6669 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6882 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8107 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8488 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8746 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9012 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9292 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7419 units per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6397 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5798 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5428 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5263 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5555 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6158 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6161 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6098 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6113 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5904 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6525 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7048 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7156 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7096 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.7096 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2109 units per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.7096 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2453 units per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 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 | +52.2% | 0.265 units per square kilometre | 0.4032 units per square kilometre |
| 1978 | -25.1% | 0.3539 units per square kilometre | 0.265 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3334 units per square kilometre | 0.265 units per square kilometre | 0.4032 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5468 units per square kilometre | 0.4474 units per square kilometre | 0.6391 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6687 units per square kilometre | 0.661 units per square kilometre | 0.6782 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7793 units per square kilometre | 0.5798 units per square kilometre | 0.9292 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5912 units per square kilometre | 0.5263 units per square kilometre | 0.6525 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.71 units per square kilometre | 0.7048 units per square kilometre | 0.7156 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Marshall Islands 0.8111 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 0.7135 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Cape Verde 0.7117 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Ethiopia 0.7059 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Togo 0.6258 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Lesotho 0.6042 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, male (number), per square in Cameroon?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square in Cameroon was 0.7096 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9292 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.265 units per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Cameroon rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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, male (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, male (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, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 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, male (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.