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

8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.

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.

Eritrea vs Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Eritrea

46.6%

in 2018

Guinea

38.8%

in 2014

Eritrea rank

5th

Guinea rank

7th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Eritrea
Guinea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 46.6% against 38.8% in Guinea, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Guinea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 5th and Guinea ranks 7th of 148 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56.2%	71.3%	15.1%	Guinea
2000s	38.5%	55.7%	17.2%	Guinea
2010s	37.5%	40.4%	3.0%	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, Eritrea or Guinea?: Eritrea, at 46.6% against 38.8% in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Eritrea and Guinea?: 7.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Eritrea and Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Eritrea ranks 5th and Guinea ranks 7th of 148 countries.
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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/