Cameroon vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Cameroon
15.0%
in 2018
Rwanda
15.1%
in 2018
Cameroon rank
20th
Rwanda rank
19th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 15.1% against 15.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.8% | 23.2% | 8.5% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 19.8% | 16.5% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.0% | 2.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 19.0% | 3.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 20.8% | 6.6% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 15.1% against 15.0% in Cameroon as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.