Cameroon vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Cameroon
13.5%
in 2018
Suriname
12.3%
in 2018
Cameroon rank
21st
Suriname rank
24th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- Suriname
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.5% against 12.3% in Suriname, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 24th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.2% | 23.2% | 2.9% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 21.0% | 7.4% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.2% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 13.7% | 1.7% | Suriname |
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 Suriname?
- Cameroon, at 13.5% against 12.3% in Suriname as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Suriname?
- 1.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Suriname?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 24th 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.