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

Cameroon
13.0%
in 2018
Tunisia
14.1%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
19th
Tunisia rank
16th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 14.1% against 13.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Tunisia ranks 16th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 25.6% 15.0% 10.5% Cameroon
1980s 32.5% 19.0% 13.5% Cameroon
1990s 32.1% 17.0% 15.1% Cameroon
2000s 17.2% 2.6% 14.6% Cameroon
2010s 11.2% 9.6% 1.7% Cameroon

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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 14.1% against 13.0% in Cameroon as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Tunisia?
1.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tunisia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Tunisia ranks 16th 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.