Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Guinea or Senegal?

Guinea, at 217,989 girls against 201,790 girls in Senegal as of 2020.

What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Guinea and Senegal?

16,199 girls, with Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?

21 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs Senegal: Girls and boys who are out of school

Guinea

217,989 girls

in 2020

Senegal

201,790 girls

in 2024

Guinea rank

27th

Senegal rank

28th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Guinea
Senegal

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 217,989 girls against 201,790 girls in Senegal, a difference of 16,199 girls.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Senegal ahead.

Guinea ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 28th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	358,109 girls	384,069 girls	25,960 girls	Senegal
1990s	414,435 girls	398,511 girls	15,925 girls	Guinea
2000s	330,216 girls	300,148 girls	30,067 girls	Guinea
2010s	248,973 girls	239,321 girls	9,652 girls	Guinea
2020s	217,989 girls	206,440 girls	11,549 girls	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Guinea or Senegal?: Guinea, at 217,989 girls against 201,790 girls in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Guinea and Senegal?: 16,199 girls, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2020.
How do Guinea and Senegal rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Guinea ranks 27th and Senegal ranks 28th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.