Guinea vs Liberia: Children out of school, primary

Guinea
308,947
in 2020
Liberia
327,280
in 2022
Guinea rank
31st
Liberia rank
28th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Guinea
  • Liberia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k198420032022

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 327,280 against 308,947 in Guinea, a difference of 18,333.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 28th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Liberia Difference Ahead
1990s 744,047 245,056 498,991 Guinea
2000s 551,100 363,796 187,304 Guinea
2010s 377,207 216,451 160,756 Guinea
2020s 308,947 263,314 45,633 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Guinea or Liberia?
Liberia, at 327,280 against 308,947 in Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Guinea and Liberia?
18,333, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Liberia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Guinea and Liberia rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Guinea ranks 31st and Liberia ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. 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
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 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.