Primary education, pupils in Guinea
Guinea: Primary education, pupils was 44.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Guinea, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Guinea is 44.7%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Guinea peaked at 45.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1987.
Guinea ranks 197th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.2% | 31.3% | 36.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 30.7% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 30.9% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 39.8% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 44.7% | 45.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (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, total 4.72 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Guinea?
- Primary education, pupils in Guinea was 44.7% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1987.
- How does Guinea rank for primary education, pupils?
- Guinea ranks 197th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.