School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guinea
Guinea: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.26 million number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
1.26 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
60th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.26 million number
in 2020
All-time low
279,096 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guinea stood at 1.26 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 1.26 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 279,096 number, in 1970.
Guinea ranks 60th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 279,096 number | — |
| 1971 | 282,536 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 284,877 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 287,948 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 291,697 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 296,291 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 301,701 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 304,737 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 308,672 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 313,282 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 319,109 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 326,647 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 331,490 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 337,818 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 345,457 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 354,858 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 366,297 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 376,536 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 387,898 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 400,162 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 413,543 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 428,049 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 440,725 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 454,502 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 469,261 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 485,562 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 503,685 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 519,698 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 702,037 number | +35.1% |
| 1999 | 726,343 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 751,776 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 778,183 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 801,060 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 825,419 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 850,732 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 877,066 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 904,769 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 923,865 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 946,674 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 971,751 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 997,932 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 295,084 number | 279,096 number | 313,282 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 354,627 number | 319,109 number | 400,162 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 514,340 number | 413,543 number | 726,343 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 863,130 number | 751,776 number | 971,751 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million number | 997,932 number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.26 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,914 (2020)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guinea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guinea was 1.26 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 279,096 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 60th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.