School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Guinea
Guinea: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 2.09 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.09 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
64th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.09 million number
in 2020
All-time low
610,398 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea is 2.09 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 2.09 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 610,398 number, in 1970.
That places Guinea 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 610,398 number | — |
| 1971 | 616,482 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 626,669 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 638,131 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 649,651 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 659,942 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 667,510 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 679,060 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 693,251 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 709,279 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 725,854 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 741,446 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 758,142 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 778,795 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 802,386 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 827,356 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 851,826 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 878,770 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 909,539 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 942,319 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 974,685 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.00 million number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.08 million number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.16 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.19 million number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.23 million number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.27 million number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.39 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.43 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.47 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.51 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.73 million number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.86 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.01 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.09 million number | +1.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.09 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.43 million number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.09 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.02 million number, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 655,037 number | 610,398 number | 709,279 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 821,643 number | 725,854 number | 942,319 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million number | 974,685 number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million number | 1.73 million number | 2.05 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 million number | 2.09 million number | 2.09 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Guinea?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea was 2.09 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 610,398 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.