Guinea vs Liberia
Guinea vs Liberia: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 68.8% in Guinea in 2016 and 44.4% in Liberia in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2014 the value was higher in Guinea, by 33.8 percentage points, or 1.9 times that in Liberia.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Liberia.
- The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2014.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Guinea | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | 44.4 | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 68.8 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 71.1 | 37.3 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 68.4 | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 67.5 | – | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 67.2 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 62.3 | – | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 61.6 | – | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 60.4 | 42.4 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 61.2 | – | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 59.2 | 36.1 | 86 |
| 2005 | 56.9 | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 54.7 | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 51.6 | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 48.1 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 41.5 | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 38 | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 34.4 | 42.1 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 31.7 | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | 17.1 | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 15.5 | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | 15.8 | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | 15.7 | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | 14.9 | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | 16.3 | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | 17.3 | – | 74 |
| 1980 | – | 50.7 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | – | 35.6 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | – | 29.4 | 69 |
| 1965 | – | 20.5 | 66 |
| 1960 | – | 16 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | – | 8.5 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | – | 8.9 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | – | 6.9 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | – | 5.4 | 40 |
| 1935 | – | 4.1 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | – | 3.2 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | – | 2.4 | 33 |
| 1920 | – | 1.9 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | – | 1.4 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | – | 1.1 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | – | 0.8 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | – | 0.6 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | – | 0.5 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | – | 0.4 | 20 |
| 1885 | – | 0.3 | 19 |
| 1880 | – | 0.2 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | – | 0.2 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | – | 0.1 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | – | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | – | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | – | 0.1 | 8 |
| 1850 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | – | 0 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | – | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | – | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | – | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | – | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guinea vs Liberia
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Liberia: 62.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Liberia: 8.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Liberia: 55.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Liberia: 3.8% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Liberia: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Liberia: 5.49 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Liberia: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Liberia: 3.95 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Liberia: 56.1% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Liberia: 18.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Liberia: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Liberia: -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Liberia: 0.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Liberia: $40.3M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Liberia: $8 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Liberia: 3.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Liberia: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Liberia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Liberia: 0.09% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Liberia: 0 TIV in 2025