Arab World vs Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Arab World
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 38.8% against 17.3% in Arab World, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 2.2 times Arab World's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th of 43 groups.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.9% | 85.7% | 47.8% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 78.9% | 45.7% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 55.7% | 31.0% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 40.4% | 21.3% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Arab World or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 38.8% against 17.3% in Arab World as of 2014.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Arab World and Guinea?
- 21.5%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Guinea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2014.
- How do Arab World and Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Arab World ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/