Official entrance age to early childhood education in Guinea
Guinea: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 2 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Guinea, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 2 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Guinea peaked at 4 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 2010.
That places Guinea 112th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 years | — |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 years | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Guinea?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Guinea was 2 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Guinea ranks 112th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.