How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2005.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs South Africa: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Guinea

1.43 million number

in 2014

South Africa

1.72 million number

in 2018

Guinea rank

18th

South Africa rank

15th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Guinea
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.72 million number against 1.43 million number in Guinea, a difference of 292,560 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Guinea ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 139 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.65 million number	1.80 million number	146,000 number	South Africa
2000s	1.53 million number	1.66 million number	122,418 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Guinea or South Africa?: South Africa, at 1.72 million number against 1.43 million number in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Guinea and South Africa?: 292,560 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2005.
How do Guinea and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Guinea ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/