Cameroon vs Suriname: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Cameroon
13.1%
in 2018
Suriname
13.2%
in 2018
Cameroon rank
17th
Suriname rank
16th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Suriname
0102030197219952018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 13.2% against 13.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 16th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 24.1% 21.6% 2.5% Cameroon
1980s 29.8% 19.6% 10.2% Cameroon
2000s 17.9% 13.6% 4.3% Cameroon
2010s 12.2% 13.7% 1.5% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Cameroon or Suriname?
Suriname, at 13.2% against 13.1% in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Cameroon and Suriname?
0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Suriname?
16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 16th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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