Cameroon vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Cameroon
13.0%
in 2018
Namibia
12.1%
in 2017
Cameroon rank
19th
Namibia rank
21st

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cameroon
  • Namibia
101520253035197219952018

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 13.0% against 12.1% in Namibia, a difference of 0.9%.

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

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

Cameroon ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 21st of 179 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 32.0% 11.2% 20.8% Cameroon
2000s 15.6% 12.2% 3.4% Cameroon
2010s 10.9% 12.1% 1.2% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Namibia?
Cameroon, at 13.0% against 12.1% in Namibia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Namibia?
0.9%, with Cameroon 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 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 21st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 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.