Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guinea
Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 18.2% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guinea peaked at 52.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2025.
That places Guinea 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
| 2001 | 50.9% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -7.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 18.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 18.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 37.9% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 31.1% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 18.2% | 28.8% | 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Guinea was 18.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Guinea ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release