School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Guinea
Guinea: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.13 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.13 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
58th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.13 million number
in 2019
All-time low
348,827 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1.13 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 1.13 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 348,827 number, in 1970.
That places Guinea 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 348,827 number | — |
| 1971 | 350,644 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 359,577 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 367,869 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 375,101 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 380,859 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 384,778 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 396,484 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 408,074 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 419,092 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 429,064 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 437,477 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 452,089 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 467,236 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 482,323 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 496,644 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 509,401 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 528,685 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 548,522 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 567,947 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 585,822 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 601,144 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 625,569 number | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 649,153 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 671,007 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 690,212 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 705,728 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 729,895 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 753,171 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 774,425 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 792,393 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 806,062 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 827,754 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 847,433 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 864,857 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 879,886 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 892,173 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 911,151 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 930,626 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 949,522 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 966,608 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 980,868 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 999,444 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million number | +1.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.13 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.13 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 379,130 number | 348,827 number | 419,092 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 491,939 number | 429,064 number | 567,947 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 678,613 number | 585,822 number | 774,425 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 870,186 number | 792,393 number | 949,522 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million number | 966,608 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.94 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 85.27 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea was 1.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 348,827 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.