School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea
Guinea: School enrollment, primary, male was 83.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea, 1984–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Guinea is 83.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Guinea peaked at 83.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1990.
That places Guinea 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.3% | 32.5% | 38.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 32.2% | 51.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 52.7% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 74.9% | 83.2% | 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 school enrollment, primary, male in Guinea?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea was 83.2% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Guinea ranks 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.