Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guinea
Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 1.05 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guinea, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guinea is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guinea peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9926 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Guinea 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9966 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9926 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
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 one year before the official primary in Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Guinea was 1.05 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9926 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Guinea ranks 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release