Cameroon vs Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Cameroon
13.0%
in 2018
Timor-Leste
13.6%
in 2018
Cameroon rank
19th
Timor-Leste rank
17th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 13.6% against 13.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Timor-Leste ranks 17th of 179 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 12.8% 17.6% 4.8% Timor-Leste
2010s 11.5% 15.3% 3.8% Timor-Leste

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 Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 13.6% against 13.0% in Cameroon as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Timor-Leste?
0.6%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Timor-Leste?
9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Timor-Leste rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Timor-Leste ranks 17th 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.