School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea
Guinea: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 2.12 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.12 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
63rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.12 million number
in 2020
All-time low
533,326 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea is 2.12 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 2.12 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 533,326 number, in 1970.
Guinea ranks 63rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 533,326 number | — |
| 1971 | 547,046 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 553,573 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 559,042 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 565,231 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 573,196 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 582,617 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 586,564 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 592,957 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 601,739 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 613,110 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 627,245 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 635,243 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 645,996 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 659,928 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 677,390 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 698,285 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 717,338 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 738,602 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 761,848 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 786,869 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 813,343 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 835,105 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 859,583 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 886,852 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 917,213 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 950,703 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 979,474 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.16 million number | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.32 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.40 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.70 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.97 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.02 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.07 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.12 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 569,529 number | 533,326 number | 601,739 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 677,498 number | 613,110 number | 761,848 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 938,134 number | 786,869 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million number | 1.65 million number | 2.07 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 million number | 2.12 million number | 2.12 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 60 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.23 million number compare
- 61 Zambia 2.19 million number compare
- 62 Poland 2.12 million number compare
- 64 Zimbabwe 2.06 million number compare
- 65 Syrian Arab Republic 1.95 million number compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 1.95 million number compare
More education data for Guinea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,914 (2020)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea was 2.12 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 533,326 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.