Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea
Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 66.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea is 66.4%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 66.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1971.
Guinea ranks 182nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.9% | — |
| 1977 | 24.4% | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 25.6% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 26.0% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 24.7% | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 23.5% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 25.8% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 22.1% | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 22.1% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 27.3% | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 21.9% | 26.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 22.1% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 22.1% | 35.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 40.7% | 59.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 62.9% | 66.4% | 3 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea was 66.4% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1971.
- How does Guinea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2014.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.