Cameroon vs Guinea: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Cameroon
13.5%
in 2018
Guinea
14.2%
in 2013
Cameroon rank
19th
Guinea rank
17th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea
1015202530197219952018

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 14.2% against 13.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Guinea ranks 17th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 22.8% 10.2% 12.6% Cameroon
1980s 30.8% 23.7% 7.0% Cameroon
1990s 28.7% 23.8% 4.9% Cameroon
2000s 19.7% 12.7% 7.0% Cameroon
2010s 13.0% 14.1% 1.1% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Cameroon or Guinea?
Guinea, at 14.2% against 13.5% in Cameroon as of 2013.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Cameroon and Guinea?
0.7%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Guinea ranks 17th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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