Guinea vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Guinea
21.9%
in 2016
Mauritania
23.1%
in 2019
Guinea rank
22nd
Mauritania rank
20th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Guinea
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 23.1% against 21.9% in Guinea, a difference of 1.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 72.4% 68.5% 3.9% Guinea
1990s 58.1% 40.3% 17.8% Guinea
2000s 39.7% 30.1% 9.6% Guinea
2010s 24.5% 26.1% 1.6% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Guinea or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 23.1% against 21.9% in Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Guinea and Mauritania?
1.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
19 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/