Guatemala vs Guinea: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Guatemala
2.33 million number
in 2020
Guinea
2.09 million number
in 2020
Guatemala rank
61st
Guinea rank
64th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.33 million number against 2.09 million number in Guinea, a difference of 242,910 number.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 61st and Guinea ranks 64th of 206 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 million number 655,037 number 385,537 number Guatemala
1980s 1.38 million number 821,643 number 562,434 number Guatemala
1990s 1.73 million number 1.14 million number 596,722 number Guatemala
2000s 2.11 million number 1.52 million number 584,430 number Guatemala
2010s 2.33 million number 1.89 million number 446,909 number Guatemala
2020s 2.33 million number 2.09 million number 242,910 number Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Guatemala or Guinea?
Guatemala, at 2.33 million number against 2.09 million number in Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Guatemala and Guinea?
242,910 number, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Guatemala and Guinea rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 61st and Guinea ranks 64th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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