Bhutan vs Cameroon: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Bhutan
12.2%
in 2017
Cameroon
13.8%
in 2018
Bhutan rank
25th
Cameroon rank
22nd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Cameroon
1015202530197219952018

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 13.8% against 12.2% in Bhutan, a difference of 1.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cameroon ahead.

Bhutan ranks 25th and Cameroon ranks 22nd of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 9.9% 23.4% 13.5% Cameroon
2000s 10.4% 13.1% 2.8% Cameroon
2010s 10.4% 12.1% 1.6% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Bhutan or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 13.8% against 12.2% in Bhutan as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Bhutan and Cameroon?
1.6%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cameroon?
7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Bhutan and Cameroon rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Bhutan ranks 25th and Cameroon ranks 22nd of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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