Cameroon - Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Cameroon was 12.25 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 30.20 in 1982, while its lowest value was 11.79 in 2016.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 25.90
1974 26.90
1975 26.43
1976 25.07
1977 25.92
1978 18.32
1979 27.29
1980 29.24
1981 29.97
1982 30.20
1983 29.82
1984 29.54
1985 28.87
1986 29.29
1987 29.34
1988 29.09
1990 28.63
1991 29.18
1999 26.65
2000 26.65
2002 25.17
2003 25.81
2004 25.09
2005 25.97
2006 25.11
2007 20.07
2008 16.80
2009 14.68
2010 13.14
2011 12.50
2012 12.32
2014 12.73
2015 12.17
2016 11.79
2017 12.19
2018 12.25

Development Relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources.

Limitations and Exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency