Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Guinea
51.2%
in 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
36.7%
in 2019
Guinea rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Guinea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 51.2% against 36.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 150 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 48.7% | 20.5% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 44.1% | 15.3% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 38.2% | 13.9% | 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, Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Guinea, at 51.2% against 36.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2014.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 14.5%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
- How do Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guinea ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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
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.