Cameroon vs Niger: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Cameroon
13.3%
in 2018
Niger
15.3%
in 2013
Cameroon rank
19th
Niger rank
17th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 15.3% against 13.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Niger ranks 17th of 131 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.7% | 37.6% | 4.0% | Niger |
| 1980s | 40.5% | 41.5% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 39.9% | 11.3% | Niger |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 22.3% | 4.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 14.8% | 0.9% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Niger?
- Niger, at 15.3% against 13.3% in Cameroon as of 2013.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Niger?
- 2.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Niger?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2010.
- How do Cameroon and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Niger ranks 17th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 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.