Guinea vs Mauritania: Children out of school, primary

Guinea
308,947
in 2020
Mauritania
291,098
in 2024
Guinea rank
31st
Mauritania rank
33rd

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Guinea
  • Mauritania
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k198420042024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 308,947 against 291,098 in Mauritania, a difference of 17,849.

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

Across all 20 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 618,382 194,230 424,152 Guinea
1990s 745,448 165,690 579,758 Guinea
2000s 600,768 157,175 443,593 Guinea
2010s 403,474 178,959 224,515 Guinea
2020s 308,947 195,919 113,028 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Guinea or Mauritania?
Guinea, at 308,947 against 291,098 in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Guinea and Mauritania?
17,849, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
20 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Guinea ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 33rd 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.