School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in Guinea
Guinea: School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) was 1.14 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.14 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
65th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.14 million
in 2025
All-time low
299,948
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, female in Guinea, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1.14 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Guinea peaked at 1.14 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 299,948, in 1970.
That places Guinea 65th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 299,948 | — |
| 1971 | 306,254 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 312,765 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 319,508 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 326,469 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 333,655 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 341,087 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 348,802 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 356,775 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 365,021 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 373,503 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 382,306 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 391,321 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 400,524 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 409,894 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 419,695 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 429,767 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 440,152 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 450,975 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 462,213 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 474,365 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 495,036 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 513,887 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 528,982 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 548,869 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 566,784 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 586,885 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 606,621 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 625,953 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 647,102 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 668,407 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 689,076 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 708,605 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 728,043 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 748,168 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 766,825 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 782,133 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 797,341 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 811,886 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 825,614 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 836,516 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 847,720 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 862,486 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 878,985 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 897,193 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 918,069 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 941,895 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 966,653 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 990,990 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.14 million | +1.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.14 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 728,412, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.14 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 million, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 331,028 | 299,948 | 365,021 | 10 |
| 1980s | 416,035 | 373,503 | 462,213 | 10 |
| 1990s | 559,448 | 474,365 | 647,102 | 10 |
| 2000s | 752,610 | 668,407 | 825,614 | 10 |
| 2010s | 915,403 | 836,516 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 1.04 million | 1.14 million | 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, primary education, female in Guinea?
- School age population, primary education, female in Guinea was 1.14 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 299,948 in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Guinea ranks 65th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release