Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea
Guinea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 182,022 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea stood at 182,022 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea peaked at 182,022 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54,339 number, in 1970.
That places Guinea 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54,339 number | — |
| 1971 | 54,811 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 55,974 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 57,069 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 58,072 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 58,934 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 59,577 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 61,089 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 62,672 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 64,271 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 65,805 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 67,164 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 69,263 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 71,439 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 73,641 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 75,783 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 77,744 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 80,602 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 83,504 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 86,382 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 89,127 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 91,603 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 95,093 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 98,619 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 102,081 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 105,345 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 108,236 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 112,011 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 115,706 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 119,188 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 122,277 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 124,796 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 128,268 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 131,476 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 134,424 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 137,112 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 139,473 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 142,518 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 145,720 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 148,933 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 151,969 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 154,649 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 157,692 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 160,720 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 163,728 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 166,708 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 169,603 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 172,601 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 175,705 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 178,869 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 182,022 number | +1.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 182,022 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 182,022 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58,681 number | 54,339 number | 64,271 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,133 number | 65,805 number | 86,382 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,701 number | 89,127 number | 119,188 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 135,500 number | 122,277 number | 148,933 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,224 number | 151,969 number | 178,869 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 182,022 number | 182,022 number | 182,022 number | 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea was 182,022 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 182,022 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,339 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Guinea ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.