Children out of school, primary, female in Guinea
Guinea: Children out of school, primary, female was 217,989 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Guinea, 1984–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2020, children out of school, primary, female in Guinea stood at 217,989.
That represents a change of down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Guinea peaked at 423,759 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 216,862, in 2014.
That places Guinea 27th out of 177 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 345,157 | — |
| 1985 | 347,555 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 360,262 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 374,478 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 379,461 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 387,529 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 398,889 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 408,995 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 423,759 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 420,658 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 409,866 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 399,568 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 364,140 | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 348,609 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 334,432 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 324,998 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 310,779 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 299,539 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 311,275 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 302,226 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 287,108 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 244,376 | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 253,095 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 243,426 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 216,862 | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 261,355 | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 217,989 | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 365,740 | 345,157 | 387,529 | 6 |
| 1990s | 413,075 | 398,889 | 423,759 | 4 |
| 2000s | 340,543 | 299,539 | 409,866 | 10 |
| 2010s | 251,037 | 216,862 | 287,108 | 6 |
| 2020s | 217,989 | 217,989 | 217,989 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 24 Cameroon 251,398 compare
- 25 Zambia 229,960 compare
- 26 South Africa 218,959 compare
- 28 Senegal 201,790 compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 192,258 compare
- 30 Bangladesh 189,119 compare
More education data for Guinea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,914 (2020)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Guinea?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Guinea was 217,989 in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 423,759 in 1998.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,862 in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Guinea ranks 27th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.