Cameroon vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Cameroon
13.2%
in 2018
Uganda
10.8%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
21st
Uganda rank
23rd

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Uganda
1015202530197219952018

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 13.2% against 10.8% in Uganda, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 23rd of 141 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 28.4% 13.1% 15.3% Cameroon
2000s 15.5% 14.9% 0.6% Cameroon
2010s 11.5% 10.3% 1.3% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Cameroon or Uganda?
Cameroon, at 13.2% against 10.8% in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Cameroon and Uganda?
2.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Cameroon ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 23rd of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.