School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Guinea
Guinea: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 68.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Guinea, 1984–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Guinea is 68.8%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Guinea peaked at 71.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1987.
Guinea ranks 150th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 16.0% | — |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | +85.3% |
| 1999 | 34.4% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +85.3% | 17.1% | 31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 14.9% | 17.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 15.5% | 34.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 38.0% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 62.3% | 71.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.94 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 85.27 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Guinea?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Guinea was 68.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1987.
- How does Guinea rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Guinea ranks 150th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.