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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The 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.