Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Guinea
Guinea: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 559,421 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Guinea, 1986–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Guinea is 559,421 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 559,421 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 296,309 number, in 1986.
Guinea ranks 14th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 296,309 number | — |
| 1989 | 326,376 number | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 338,234 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 502,133 number | +48.5% |
| 2001 | 513,060 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 497,187 number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 503,120 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 489,068 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 491,851 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 541,530 number | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 559,421 number | +3.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 559,421 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62,401 number, 9.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 559,421 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208,105 number, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 311,342 number | 296,309 number | 326,376 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 420,184 number | 338,234 number | 502,133 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 498,857 number | 489,068 number | 513,060 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 550,476 number | 541,530 number | 559,421 number | 2 |
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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Guinea?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Guinea was 559,421 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 559,421 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,309 number in 1986.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 14th out of 150 countries with data for 2014.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.