Guinea vs Tanzania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Guinea
14.6%
in 2016
Tanzania
15.1%
in 2019
Guinea rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
31st

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

  • Guinea
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 15.1% against 14.6% in Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 31st of 166 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 65.6% 46.7% 18.9% Guinea
1990s 58.0% 50.2% 7.8% Guinea
2000s 35.0% 19.9% 15.1% Guinea
2010s 18.1% 15.0% 3.1% Guinea

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, male, Guinea or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 15.1% against 14.6% in Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Guinea and Tanzania?
0.5%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tanzania?
22 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Guinea ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 31st of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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