School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Guinea

Guinea: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 561,775 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
561,775 number
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
71st
of 203 countries
All-time high
561,775 number
in 2017
All-time low
169,065 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2017

School age population, tertiary education, female in Guinea, 1970–2017

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k197019932017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, female in Guinea stood at 561,775 number. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Guinea peaked at 561,775 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 169,065 number, in 1970.

Guinea ranks 71st of 203 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) (age) in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Guinea, 1970 to 2017.
Year number Change
1970 169,065 number —
1971 176,216 number +4.2%
1972 184,435 number +4.7%
1973 193,885 number +5.1%
1974 202,724 number +4.6%
1975 209,913 number +3.5%
1976 215,788 number +2.8%
1977 218,608 number +1.3%
1978 220,608 number +0.9%
1979 222,765 number +1.0%
1980 225,761 number +1.3%
1981 229,575 number +1.7%
1982 233,188 number +1.6%
1983 237,395 number +1.8%
1984 241,999 number +1.9%
1985 246,945 number +2.0%
1986 252,376 number +2.2%
1987 257,480 number +2.0%
1988 263,194 number +2.2%
1989 269,523 number +2.4%
1990 276,459 number +2.6%
1991 283,966 number +2.7%
1992 290,301 number +2.2%
1993 297,381 number +2.4%
1994 305,262 number +2.7%
1995 314,035 number +2.9%
1996 323,798 number +3.1%
1997 333,167 number +2.9%
1998 330,394 number -0.8%
1999 340,724 number +3.1%
2000 351,510 number +3.2%
2001 362,638 number +3.2%
2002 370,717 number +2.2%
2003 379,216 number +2.3%
2004 388,532 number +2.5%
2005 399,203 number +2.7%
2006 411,675 number +3.1%
2007 423,611 number +2.9%
2008 436,124 number +3.0%
2009 448,867 number +2.9%
2010 461,659 number +2.8%
2011 474,787 number +2.8%
2012 488,029 number +2.8%
2013 501,121 number +2.7%
2014 514,205 number +2.6%
2017 561,775 number +9.3%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 561,775 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 561,775 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 201,401 number 169,065 number 222,765 number 10
1980s 245,744 number 225,761 number 269,523 number 10
1990s 309,549 number 276,459 number 340,724 number 10
2000s 397,209 number 351,510 number 448,867 number 10
2010s 500,263 number 461,659 number 561,775 number 6

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 68 Chad 641,054 number compare
  2. 69 Somalia 623,753 number compare
  3. 70 Rwanda 583,824 number compare
  4. 72 Kazakhstan 540,822 number compare
  5. 73 Haiti 531,222 number compare
  6. 74 Benin 523,902 number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

More education data for Guinea

All data for Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Guinea?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Guinea was 561,775 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 561,775 number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 169,065 number in 1970.
How does Guinea rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Guinea ranks 71st out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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, female (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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, tertiary education, female in Guinea. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-tertiary-education-female-number/guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-tertiary-education-female-number/guinea/">School age population, tertiary education, female in Guinea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.