Cameroon vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Cameroon
12.8%
in 2018
Namibia
13.8%
in 2017
Cameroon rank
18th
Namibia rank
16th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Namibia
0102030197219952018

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 13.8% against 12.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 16th of 183 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 23.4% 12.0% 11.4% Cameroon
2000s 17.1% 13.7% 3.5% Cameroon
2010s 10.7% 13.8% 3.2% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Namibia?
Namibia, at 13.8% against 12.8% in Cameroon as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Namibia?
1.0%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Namibia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Cameroon and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.