Primary education, pupils, per capita in Guinea

Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1576 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1576 units per person
World rank
29th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1576 units per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.037 units per person
in 1972
Years of data
46
1971–2020

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Guinea, 1971–2020

0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.15197119952020

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0.1576 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.1576 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.037 units per person, in 1972.

Guinea ranks 29th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per capita in Guinea, 1971 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0439 units per person
1972 0.037 units per person -15.7%
1973 0.0423 units per person +14.3%
1974 0.0429 units per person +1.4%
1975 0.0437 units per person +1.8%
1976 0.0421 units per person -3.6%
1977 0.047 units per person +11.8%
1978 0.0488 units per person +3.8%
1979 0.0508 units per person +4.2%
1980 0.0521 units per person +2.4%
1981 0.0501 units per person -3.8%
1982 0.0476 units per person -4.9%
1983 0.0462 units per person -3.0%
1984 0.0449 units per person -2.8%
1985 0.0513 units per person +14.2%
1986 0.0481 units per person -6.3%
1987 0.0458 units per person -4.8%
1988 0.0477 units per person +4.2%
1989 0.0487 units per person +2.1%
1990 0.0482 units per person -1.1%
1991 0.0518 units per person +7.5%
1992 0.052 units per person +0.4%
1993 0.0592 units per person +13.9%
1994 0.0642 units per person +8.5%
1995 0.0721 units per person +12.3%
1996 0.0752 units per person +4.2%
1997 0.0819 units per person +9.0%
1998 0.0835 units per person +1.9%
1999 0.0879 units per person +5.3%
2000 0.0938 units per person +6.7%
2001 0.1 units per person +6.6%
2002 0.115 units per person +15.1%
2003 0.121 units per person +5.2%
2004 0.1266 units per person +4.6%
2005 0.1305 units per person +3.1%
2006 0.1333 units per person +2.1%
2007 0.1364 units per person +2.4%
2008 0.1378 units per person +1.1%
2009 0.137 units per person -0.6%
2010 0.1398 units per person +2.0%
2011 0.1442 units per person +3.1%
2012 0.1465 units per person +1.6%
2013 0.1489 units per person +1.6%
2014 0.1508 units per person +1.3%
2016 0.1472 units per person -2.4%
2020 0.1576 units per person +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0443 units per person 0.037 units per person 0.0508 units per person 9
1980s 0.0482 units per person 0.0449 units per person 0.0521 units per person 10
1990s 0.0676 units per person 0.0482 units per person 0.0879 units per person 10
2000s 0.1231 units per person 0.0938 units per person 0.1378 units per person 10
2010s 0.1462 units per person 0.1398 units per person 0.1508 units per person 6
2020s 0.1576 units per person 0.1576 units per person 0.1576 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 26 American Samoa 0.1608 units per person compare
  2. 27 Samoa 0.1604 units per person compare
  3. 28 Papua New Guinea 0.1593 units per person compare
  4. 30 Gambia 0.1569 units per person compare
  5. 31 Botswana 0.1564 units per person compare
  6. 32 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1509 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Guinea?
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Guinea was 0.1576 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1576 units per person in 2020.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.037 units per person in 1972.
How does Guinea rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Guinea ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.