Cameroon vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Cameroon
14.4%
in 2018
Namibia
16.3%
in 2017
Cameroon rank
17th
Namibia rank
15th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Namibia
101520253035197219952018

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 16.3% against 14.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Namibia ranks 15th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 31.6% 13.5% 18.1% Cameroon
2000s 21.2% 16.3% 4.9% Cameroon
2010s 13.3% 16.3% 3.0% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Cameroon or Namibia?
Namibia, at 16.3% against 14.4% in Cameroon as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Cameroon and Namibia?
1.9%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Namibia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Cameroon and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Namibia ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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