Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Guinea
Guinea: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 10.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Guinea, 1984–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Guinea is 10.5%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Guinea peaked at 21.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2014.
Guinea ranks 64th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 (% of enrollment) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 16.5% | — |
| 1985 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 20.2% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 20.6% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.3% | 16.5% | 21.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.3% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.94 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 85.27 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Guinea?
- Over-age students, primary in Guinea was 10.5% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for over-age students, primary?
- Guinea ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 (% of 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.