Primary education, teachers in Guinea
Guinea: Primary education, teachers was 40.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Guinea, 1975–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Guinea is 40.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Guinea peaked at 40.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1976.
Guinea ranks 186th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 9.7% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 13.7% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 21.1% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.8% | 30.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 183 Uganda 43.1% compare
- 184 Afghanistan 41.6% compare
- 185 Mauritania 41.3% compare
- 187 Cote d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 188 Djibouti 37.4% compare
- 189 Senegal 34.5% compare
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 primary education, teachers in Guinea?
- Primary education, teachers in Guinea was 40.9% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1976.
- How does Guinea rank for primary education, teachers?
- Guinea ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.