Ethiopia vs Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Ethiopia
47.0%
in 2015
Guinea
51.2%
in 2014
Ethiopia rank
7th
Guinea rank
5th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
020406080198620002015

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 51.2% against 47.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.2%.

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

Across all 8 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Guinea ranks 5th of 150 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 67.8% 69.1% 1.3% Guinea
2000s 53.0% 59.5% 6.5% Guinea
2010s 44.7% 52.0% 7.4% Guinea

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, Ethiopia or Guinea?
Guinea, at 51.2% against 47.0% in Ethiopia as of 2014.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ethiopia and Guinea?
4.2%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Guinea ranks 5th of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.