Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Guinea
Guinea: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 1.14 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea is 1.14 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea peaked at 1.14 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 625,953, in 1998.
Guinea ranks 76th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 625,953 | — |
| 1999 | 647,102 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 668,407 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 689,076 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 708,605 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 728,043 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 748,168 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 766,825 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 782,133 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 797,341 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 811,886 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 825,614 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 836,516 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 847,720 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 862,486 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 878,985 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 897,193 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 918,069 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 941,895 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 966,653 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 990,990 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.14 million | +1.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.14 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million, 89% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.14 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.20 million, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 636,528 | 625,953 | 647,102 | 2 |
| 2000s | 752,610 | 668,407 | 825,614 | 10 |
| 2010s | 915,403 | 836,516 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 1.04 million | 1.14 million | 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 population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea was 1.14 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 625,953 in 1998.
- How does Guinea rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Guinea ranks 76th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release