Guinea vs Zambia: Children out of school, primary, female

Guinea
217,989
in 2020
Zambia
229,960
in 2017
Guinea rank
27th
Zambia rank
25th

Children out of school, primary, female over time

  • Guinea
  • Zambia
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197219962020

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 229,960 against 217,989 in Guinea, a difference of 11,971.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th of 177 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 361,627 150,719 210,908 Guinea
1990s 422,208 318,366 103,842 Guinea
2000s 343,194 200,986 142,207 Guinea
2010s 257,001 119,371 137,630 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 229,960 against 217,989 in Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Guinea and Zambia?
11,971, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2013.
How do Guinea and Zambia rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
Guinea ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.