Ethiopia vs Guinea: Share of children who have completed primary school
Ethiopia
64.6%
in 2025
Guinea
61.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
148th
Guinea rank
149th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Ethiopia
- Guinea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 64.6% against 61.0% in Guinea, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 148th and Guinea ranks 149th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 6.5% | 4.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.8% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 27.5% | 1.2% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 43.5% | 3.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 56.6% | 4.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Ethiopia or Guinea?
- Ethiopia, at 64.6% against 61.0% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Ethiopia and Guinea?
- 3.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Guinea rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Ethiopia ranks 148th and Guinea ranks 149th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.