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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
- Primary education, teachers 43,914 (2020)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.13 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.8% (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.