School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea
Guinea: School enrollment, primary, male was 108.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea, 1971–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 108.0% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Guinea peaked at 108.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1972.
Guinea ranks 49th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 42.2% | — |
| 1972 | 33.2% | -21.4% |
| 1973 | 40.3% | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 41.4% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 38.2% | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 41.9% | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 43.5% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 44.6% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 42.1% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 39.9% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 46.2% | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 43.2% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 41.7% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 56.4% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 63.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 66.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 67.8% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 100.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 102.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 101.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 108.0% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.7% | 33.2% | 44.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 39.9% | 46.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 44.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 69.4% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 93.3% | 102.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 108.0% | 108.0% | 108.0% | 1 |
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 enrollment, primary, male in Guinea?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea was 108.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 108.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1972.
- How does Guinea rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Guinea ranks 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.