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
10203040197119942018

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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.