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

Latest (2020)
182,022 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
64th
of 206 countries
All-time high
182,022 number
in 2020
All-time low
54,339 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea, 1970–2020

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Guinea, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 61 Canada 193,146 number compare
  2. 62 Kazakhstan 191,218 number compare
  3. 63 Poland 189,156 number compare
  4. 65 Burundi 175,665 number compare
  5. 66 Cambodia 172,489 number compare
  6. 67 Syrian Arab Republic 169,755 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.