Repeaters, primary, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters, primary, male was 12.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Cameroon, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters, primary, male in Cameroon stood at 12.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Cameroon peaked at 30.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 26.4% | — |
| 1974 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 26.8% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 25.5% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 26.4% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 18.9% | -28.5% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | +46.9% |
| 1980 | 29.7% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 30.4% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 30.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 30.3% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 29.8% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 30.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 18.9% | 27.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 29.5% | 30.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 26.8% | 30.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 15.2% | 26.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 14.4% compare
- 24 Tunisia 14.1% compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 13.9% compare
- 27 Morocco 12.4% compare
- 28 Guinea 11.3% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 11.3% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Cameroon?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Cameroon was 12.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.