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

Cameroon
13.5%
in 2018
East Timor
12.3%
in 2018
Cameroon rank
19th
East Timor rank
22nd

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

  • Cameroon
  • East Timor
0102030197219952018

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 13.5% against 12.3% in East Timor, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was East Timor ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and East Timor ranks 22nd of 184 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 14.6% 18.6% 4.0% East Timor
2010s 12.6% 15.2% 2.7% East Timor

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 East Timor?
Cameroon, at 13.5% against 12.3% in East Timor as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Cameroon and East Timor?
1.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and East Timor?
9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and East Timor rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 19th and East Timor ranks 22nd 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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About this data

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.