Children out of school, male in Guinea
Guinea: Children out of school, male was 8.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, male in Guinea, 1984–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male primary school age.
Analysis
In 2020, children out of school, male in Guinea stood at 8.6%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, male in Guinea peaked at 68.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2020.
That places Guinea 61st out of 177 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of male primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 67.7% | — |
| 1985 | 63.4% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 66.2% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 68.3% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 67.0% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 65.8% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -36.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 8.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 8.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.2%, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.6% | 63.4% | 68.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 48.7% | 67.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 26.8% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 12.9% | 22.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 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 children out of school, male in Guinea?
- Children out of school, male in Guinea was 8.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 1987.
- What is the lowest children out of school, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for children out of school, male?
- Guinea ranks 61st out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children out of school, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.