Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guinea
Guinea: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 10.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guinea, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guinea is 10.7%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guinea peaked at 17.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2004.
Guinea ranks 168th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.6% | — |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -34.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +59.6% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -38.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 10.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.8%, 32% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 10.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.4%, 42% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 8.5% | 17.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1576 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guinea?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Guinea was 10.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2004.
- How does Guinea rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Guinea ranks 168th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.