Persistence to grade 5, female in Guinea
Guinea: Persistence to grade 5, female was 65.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, female in Guinea, 1983–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 65.0% for persistence to grade 5, female in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, female in Guinea peaked at 77.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1983.
That places Guinea 132nd out of 149 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 40.8% | — |
| 1984 | 42.1% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 46.5% | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 44.6% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 50.7% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 68.3% | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 48.5% | -28.9% |
| 1992 | 70.3% | +45.0% |
| 1993 | 75.5% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.8% | 40.8% | 50.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 48.5% | 75.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 62.2% | 77.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 55.7% | 65.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 129 Côte d'Ivoire 70.0% compare
- 130 Saint Lucia 68.1% compare
- 131 Mali 67.7% compare
- 133 Papua New Guinea 64.0% compare
- 134 Burundi 63.6% compare
- 135 Iraq 63.3% compare
More education data for Guinea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.81 % change on previous year (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, female in Guinea?
- Persistence to grade 5, female in Guinea was 65.0% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1983.
- How does Guinea rank for persistence to grade 5, female?
- Guinea ranks 132nd out of 149 countries with data for 2013.
- Is persistence to grade 5, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.