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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Guinea, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
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.