Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 12.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Cameroon, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, total in Cameroon is 12.2%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Cameroon peaked at 30.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 25.9% | — |
| 1974 | 26.9% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 25.1% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 25.9% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 18.3% | -29.3% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | +48.9% |
| 1980 | 29.2% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 30.0% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 30.2% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 29.8% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 29.5% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 29.3% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 29.1% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) 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 | +48.9% | 18.3% | 27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 18.3% | 27.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 28.9% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 26.6% | 29.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 14.7% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 21 Eswatini 13.4% compare
- 22 East Timor 13.4% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 12.3% compare
- 25 Guinea 11.6% compare
- 26 Tunisia 11.2% compare
- 27 Cote d'Ivoire 11.0% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Cameroon?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Cameroon was 12.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.