Children out of school, primary in Guinea
Guinea: Children out of school, primary was 308,947 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Guinea, 1984–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Guinea recorded 308,947 for children out of school, primary in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Guinea peaked at 746,850 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 308,947, in 2020.
Guinea ranks 31st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 627,392 | — |
| 1985 | 618,382 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 649,826 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 680,847 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 687,678 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 703,893 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 727,554 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 742,398 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 746,850 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 744,047 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 732,720 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 714,878 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 635,985 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 608,452 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 583,077 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 571,281 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 551,009 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 529,351 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 551,100 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 529,827 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 477,839 | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 404,485 | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 418,340 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 393,044 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 335,168 | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 391,968 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 308,947 | -21.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 308,947 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,741, 4.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 308,947 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 224,299, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 661,336 | 618,382 | 703,893 | 6 |
| 1990s | 740,212 | 727,554 | 746,850 | 4 |
| 2000s | 600,768 | 529,351 | 732,720 | 10 |
| 2010s | 403,474 | 335,168 | 477,839 | 6 |
| 2020s | 308,947 | 308,947 | 308,947 | 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, primary in Guinea?
- Children out of school, primary in Guinea was 308,947 in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 746,850 in 1998.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,947 in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for children out of school, primary?
- Guinea ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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. 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.