Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Guinea
Guinea: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 41.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 41.6% for labor force, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Guinea peaked at 51.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2021.
Guinea ranks 132nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.7% | — |
| 1991 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 41.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 41.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.2% | 50.8% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 47.8% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 41.4% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.2% | 41.7% | 6 |
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 labor force, female in Guinea?
- Labor force, female in Guinea was 41.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for labor force, female?
- Guinea ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.