Guinea vs World: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Guinea
58.5%
in 2016
World
27.0%
in 2019
Guinea rank
16th
World rank
17th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Guinea
  • World
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 58.5% against 27.0% in World, a difference of 31.5%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 2.2 times World's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 16th and World ranks 17th of 133 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea World Difference Ahead
2000s 79.3% 36.7% 42.5% Guinea
2010s 65.0% 31.0% 34.0% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Guinea or World?
Guinea, at 58.5% against 27.0% in World as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Guinea and World?
31.5%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and World?
8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Guinea and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Guinea ranks 16th and World ranks 17th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/