Cameroon vs Egypt: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Cameroon
7.9%
in 2015
Egypt
7.8%
in 2018
Cameroon rank
49th
Egypt rank
50th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Cameroon
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 49th and Egypt ranks 50th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 10.0% 6.6% 3.4% Cameroon
1980s 14.4% 4.4% 9.9% Cameroon
2000s 29.1% 9.8% 19.3% Cameroon
2010s 9.0% 14.2% 5.2% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Cameroon or Egypt?
Cameroon, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Egypt as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Cameroon and Egypt?
0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Egypt?
9 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2013.
How do Cameroon and Egypt rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Cameroon ranks 49th and Egypt ranks 50th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.