School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Guinea
Guinea: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) was 701,807 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Guinea, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 701,807 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Guinea peaked at 701,807 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 134,699, in 1970.
That places Guinea 63rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male (number) (age) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 134,699 | — |
| 1971 | 137,351 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 140,036 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 142,810 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 145,711 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 148,720 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 151,823 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 155,049 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 158,420 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 161,949 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 165,652 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 169,553 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 173,673 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 178,008 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 182,531 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 187,278 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 192,157 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 197,130 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 202,104 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 207,135 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 212,183 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 221,319 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 229,310 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 235,320 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 243,063 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 249,454 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 257,360 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 264,849 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 355,321 | +34.2% |
| 1999 | 366,909 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 378,623 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 390,682 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 401,440 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 416,481 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 430,964 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 445,494 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 459,961 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 475,214 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 490,512 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 503,574 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 516,698 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 529,428 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 539,305 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 549,452 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 557,729 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 564,372 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 571,950 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 579,880 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 589,631 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 602,912 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 619,017 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 636,027 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 653,302 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 670,056 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 686,653 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 701,807 | +2.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 701,807 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 458,584, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 701,807 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 559,412, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +34.2% | 264,849 | 355,321 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 147,657 | 134,699 | 161,949 | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,522 | 165,652 | 207,135 | 10 |
| 1990s | 263,509 | 212,183 | 366,909 | 10 |
| 2000s | 439,294 | 378,623 | 503,574 | 10 |
| 2010s | 560,136 | 516,698 | 602,912 | 10 |
| 2020s | 661,144 | 619,017 | 701,807 | 6 |
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 school age population, lower secondary education, male in Guinea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Guinea was 701,807 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 701,807 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,699 in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Guinea ranks 63rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release