Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Cameroon
5.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica
6.6%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
49th
Costa Rica rank
47th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.6% against 5.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 49th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 174 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 11.9% | 6.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 11.5% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 6.6% against 5.9% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Cameroon ranks 49th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release