Over-age students, primary, male in Guinea
Guinea: Over-age students, primary, male was 11.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Guinea, 1984–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 11.1% for over-age students, primary, male in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Guinea peaked at 23.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2014.
That places Guinea 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 16.6% | — |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | +18.9% |
| 1987 | 22.6% | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 16.6% | 22.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 22.7% | 23.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.1% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.9% | 14.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 64 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.5% compare
- 65 Philippines 11.5% compare
- 66 Djibouti 11.5% compare
- 68 Bangladesh 10.8% compare
- 69 Yemen 10.3% compare
- 70 Belize 10.0% compare
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 over-age students, primary, male in Guinea?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Guinea was 11.1% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Guinea ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.