Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes was 13.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 13.3% for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon peaked at 40.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2016.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 34.7% | — |
| 1973 | 37.4% | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 36.3% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 35.0% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 34.5% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 21.9% | -36.5% |
| 1978 | 35.9% | +63.9% |
| 1979 | 38.4% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 40.5% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 39.2% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 34.7% | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 32.7% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 35.0% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 34.0% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 34.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 30.7% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.4%, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +63.9% | 21.9% | 35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.3% | 21.9% | 38.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 32.7% | 40.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 26.5% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 15.4% | 20.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 14.8% | 7 |
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 repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes in Cameroon was 13.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.