Cameroon vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education

Cameroon
9.4%
in 2015
Lesotho
10.6%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
28th
Lesotho rank
26th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education over time

  • Cameroon
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10.6% against 9.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 153 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 13.9% 1.9% 12.0% Cameroon
1980s 24.0% 7.0% 17.0% Cameroon
2000s 15.7% 11.3% 4.4% Cameroon
2010s 12.0% 10.3% 1.8% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, Cameroon or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 10.6% against 9.4% in Cameroon as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education between Cameroon and Lesotho?
1.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
Cameroon ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,512 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.