Cameroon vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Cameroon
15.5%
in 2018
Uruguay
13.3%
in 2015
Cameroon rank
21st
Uruguay rank
23rd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Uruguay
10203040197219952018

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 15.5% against 13.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 2.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 29.1% 27.9% 1.1% Cameroon
1980s 37.0% 21.3% 15.7% Cameroon
1990s 33.4% 20.6% 12.8% Cameroon
2000s 23.2% 15.5% 7.7% Cameroon
2010s 15.0% 13.8% 1.2% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Cameroon or Uruguay?
Cameroon, at 15.5% against 13.3% in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Cameroon and Uruguay?
2.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uruguay?
17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Cameroon and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Cameroon ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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