Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Guinea

Guinea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 184,302 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
184,302 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
64th
of 206 countries
All-time high
184,302 number
in 2020
All-time low
53,692 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Guinea is 184,302 number, measured in 2020. 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 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Guinea peaked at 184,302 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53,692 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, male in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Guinea, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 53,692 number
1971 54,059 number +0.7%
1972 55,371 number +2.4%
1973 56,571 number +2.2%
1974 57,616 number +1.8%
1975 58,439 number +1.4%
1976 58,942 number +0.9%
1977 60,526 number +2.7%
1978 62,100 number +2.6%
1979 63,643 number +2.5%
1980 65,112 number +2.3%
1981 66,417 number +2.0%
1982 68,350 number +2.9%
1983 70,492 number +3.1%
1984 72,781 number +3.2%
1985 75,114 number +3.2%
1986 77,333 number +3.0%
1987 80,154 number +3.6%
1988 83,174 number +3.8%
1989 86,239 number +3.7%
1990 89,138 number +3.4%
1991 91,651 number +2.8%
1992 95,453 number +4.1%
1993 99,187 number +3.9%
1994 102,763 number +3.6%
1995 106,070 number +3.2%
1996 108,939 number +2.7%
1997 112,854 number +3.6%
1998 116,710 number +3.4%
1999 120,371 number +3.1%
2000 123,645 number +2.7%
2001 126,325 number +2.2%
2002 129,907 number +2.8%
2003 133,274 number +2.6%
2004 136,402 number +2.3%
2005 139,261 number +2.1%
2006 141,762 number +1.8%
2007 144,749 number +2.1%
2008 147,883 number +2.2%
2009 151,025 number +2.1%
2010 153,997 number +2.0%
2011 156,630 number +1.7%
2012 159,509 number +1.8%
2013 162,460 number +1.9%
2014 165,473 number +1.9%
2015 168,544 number +1.9%
2016 171,605 number +1.8%
2017 174,480 number +1.7%
2018 177,636 number +1.8%
2019 180,958 number +1.9%
2020 184,302 number +1.8%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 184,302 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 184,302 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 58,096 number 53,692 number 63,643 number 10
1980s 74,517 number 65,112 number 86,239 number 10
1990s 104,314 number 89,138 number 120,371 number 10
2000s 137,423 number 123,645 number 151,025 number 10
2010s 167,129 number 153,997 number 180,958 number 10
2020s 184,302 number 184,302 number 184,302 number 1

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 61 Kazakhstan 202,264 number compare
  2. 62 Canada 202,230 number compare
  3. 63 Poland 198,952 number compare
  4. 65 Cambodia 179,595 number compare
  5. 66 Burundi 178,125 number compare
  6. 67 Syrian Arab Republic 176,584 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Guinea?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Guinea was 184,302 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 184,302 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 53,692 number in 1970.
How does Guinea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Guinea ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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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Male 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.