Cameroon vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes
Cameroon
7.7%
in 1990
Lesotho
11.7%
in 2015
Cameroon rank
4th
Lesotho rank
2nd
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 11.7% against 7.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cameroon ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 2nd of 24 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 21.7% | 12.2% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 18.6% | 7.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 17.7% | 10.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 11.7% against 7.7% in Cameroon as of 2015.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 4.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1990.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 2nd of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 7 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.