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
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 408 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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.