Over-age students, primary in Guinea
Guinea: Over-age students, primary was 10.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Guinea, 1984–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Guinea is 10.5%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Guinea peaked at 21.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2014.
Guinea ranks 64th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.3% | 16.5% | 21.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.3% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
- Primary education, teachers 43,914 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.8% (2020)
- School enrollment, primary, male 108.0% (2020)
- Labor force, female 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 4.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Guinea?
- Over-age students, primary in Guinea was 10.5% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for over-age students, primary?
- Guinea ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.