Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Guinea
Guinea: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 53.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Guinea, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Guinea is 53.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Guinea peaked at 85.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2020.
That places Guinea 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 84.5% | — |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | -9.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 53.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 53.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 76.4% | 85.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 57.7% | 76.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,322 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 256,207 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 103,162 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99,093 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 715,702 (2014)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.11 million (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1576 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Guinea?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Guinea was 53.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Guinea ranks 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.