Share of primary school teachers who are women in Guinea
Guinea: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 40.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Guinea, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Guinea is 40.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Guinea peaked at 40.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1976.
That places Guinea 197th out of 212 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.7% | — |
| 1976 | 9.7% | -17.1% |
| 1977 | 13.5% | +39.6% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 17.2% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | +22.3% |
| 1986 | 18.9% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 19.7% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +33.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 40.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 40.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary school teachers who are women in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +39.6% | 9.7% | 13.5% |
| 2020 | +33.8% | 30.6% | 40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 9.7% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 13.7% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 21.1% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.8% | 30.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 194 Uganda 43.1% compare
- 195 Afghanistan 41.6% compare
- 196 Mauritania 41.3% compare
- 198 Cote d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 199 Djibouti 37.4% compare
- 200 Senegal 34.5% compare
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 primary school teachers who are women in Guinea?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Guinea was 40.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1976.
- How does Guinea rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Guinea ranks 197th out of 212 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.