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

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in Cameroon was 11.92 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 29.63 in 1982, while its lowest value was 11.39 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 25.30
1974 26.16
1975 25.91
1976 24.49
1977 25.27
1978 17.60
1979 26.70
1980 28.64
1981 29.47
1982 29.63
1983 29.21
1984 28.95
1985 28.08
1986 28.48
1987 28.45
1988 28.30
1990 27.37
1991 27.93
1999 26.47
2000 26.47
2002 24.36
2003 25.11
2004 24.48
2005 25.77
2006 23.12
2007 19.24
2008 16.04
2009 14.11
2010 12.69
2011 12.03
2012 11.86
2014 12.19
2015 11.73
2016 11.39
2017 11.86
2018 11.92

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