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

Cameroon
14.4%
in 2018
Rwanda
14.3%
in 2018
Cameroon rank
17th
Rwanda rank
18th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Rwanda
10203040197119942018

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 14.4% against 14.3% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 186 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 32.5% 23.2% 9.2% Cameroon
1980s 35.2% 19.7% 15.5% Cameroon
1990s 34.3% 17.1% 17.2% Cameroon
2000s 22.1% 18.7% 3.4% Cameroon
2010s 13.7% 20.1% 6.4% Rwanda

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 Rwanda?
Cameroon, at 14.4% against 14.3% in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Cameroon and Rwanda?
0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
26 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, female?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 18th 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.