Primary education, pupils, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1576 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Guinea, 1971–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 26 American Samoa 0.1608 units per person compare
- 27 Samoa 0.1604 units per person compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 0.1593 units per person compare
- 30 Gambia 0.1569 units per person compare
- 31 Botswana 0.1564 units per person compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1509 units per person compare
More education data for Guinea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.81 % change on previous year (2014)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1576 units per person (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 960,248 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2014)
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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.