Australia vs Guinea: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Australia
326,103 number
in 2020
Guinea
331,244 number
in 2020
Australia rank
69th
Guinea rank
67th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Guinea
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k350.0k197019952020

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 331,244 number against 326,103 number in Australia, a difference of 5,141 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 69th and Guinea ranks 67th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 253,920 number 102,674 number 151,246 number Australia
1980s 257,166 number 125,719 number 131,447 number Australia
1990s 256,035 number 172,632 number 83,404 number Australia
2000s 276,009 number 235,201 number 40,807 number Australia
2010s 290,770 number 296,392 number 5,623 number Guinea
2020s 326,103 number 331,244 number 5,141 number Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Australia or Guinea?
Guinea, at 331,244 number against 326,103 number in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Australia and Guinea?
5,141 number, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Australia and Guinea rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 69th and Guinea ranks 67th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.