Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Cameroon
13.5%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
13.6%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
21st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
20th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 13.6% against 13.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th of 157 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 20.5% | 6.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 15.8% | 4.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 13.6% against 13.5% in Cameroon as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
- How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.