How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Ethiopia

24.1%

in 2015

Guinea

25.0%

in 2014

Ethiopia rank

12th

Guinea rank

11th

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

Ethiopia
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 25.0% against 24.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Guinea ranks 11th of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58.0%	51.3%	6.7%	Ethiopia
2000s	42.3%	39.3%	3.0%	Ethiopia
2010s	25.6%	26.9%	1.3%	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, Ethiopia or Guinea?: Guinea, at 25.0% against 24.1% in Ethiopia as of 2014.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Ethiopia and Guinea?: 0.9%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Ethiopia ranks 12th and Guinea ranks 11th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 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/