School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea

Guinea: School age population, primary education, both sexes 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

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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 in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Guinea, 1970 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 61 Guatemala 2.33 million number compare
  2. 62 Australia 2.29 million number compare
  3. 63 Syrian Arab Republic 2.11 million number compare
  4. 65 Cambodia 2.06 million number compare
  5. 66 Rwanda 1.94 million number compare
  6. 67 Burundi 1.93 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.