School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea
Guinea: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.13 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea stood at 1.13 million number. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 1.13 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 337,526 number, in 1970.
That places Guinea 71st out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 337,526 number | — |
| 1971 | 351,390 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 365,855 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 382,716 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 398,504 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 411,295 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 421,803 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 424,381 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 425,348 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 426,875 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 430,702 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 437,194 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 443,355 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 450,897 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 459,464 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 469,195 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 480,758 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 494,571 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 509,918 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 526,271 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 543,150 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 560,320 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 571,219 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 582,873 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 595,962 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 611,219 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 629,172 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 646,174 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 636,208 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 654,905 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 674,740 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 695,849 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 711,971 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 729,781 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 749,968 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 773,340 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 800,667 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 824,762 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 850,200 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 876,660 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 903,906 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 932,524 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 961,568 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 990,689 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million number | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 394,569 number | 337,526 number | 426,875 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 470,232 number | 430,702 number | 526,271 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 603,120 number | 543,150 number | 654,905 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 768,794 number | 674,740 number | 876,660 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 989,438 number | 903,906 number | 1.13 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.47 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea was 1.13 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 337,526 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 71st out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.