Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Eritrea
36.8%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
37.6%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
27th
Guinea-Bissau rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Eritrea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 37.6% against 36.8% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Eritrea ranks 27th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 44.4% | 13.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 30.1% | 6.4% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 36.9% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 37.6% against 36.8% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.8%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Eritrea ranks 27th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release