Cameroon vs Eswatini: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Cameroon
13.9%
in 2018
Eswatini
11.7%
in 2017
Cameroon rank
23rd
Eswatini rank
25th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 13.9% against 11.7% in Eswatini, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 23rd and Eswatini ranks 25th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Eswatini Difference Ahead
1970s 27.1% 12.3% 14.8% Cameroon
1980s 31.4% 16.3% 15.1% Cameroon
1990s 29.1% 18.7% 10.4% Cameroon
2000s 23.7% 19.0% 4.7% Cameroon
2010s 12.8% 16.0% 3.2% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Cameroon or Eswatini?
Cameroon, at 13.9% against 11.7% in Eswatini as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Cameroon and Eswatini?
2.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Eswatini?
31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Cameroon and Eswatini rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Cameroon ranks 23rd and Eswatini ranks 25th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). 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), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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