Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 14.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Guinea, 1984–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 14.7% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Guinea peaked at 76.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2020.
Guinea ranks 40th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 75.9% | — |
| 1985 | 73.0% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 74.9% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 76.6% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 75.5% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 74.1% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 58.9% | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.2% | 73.0% | 76.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 56.8% | 75.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 31.6% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 18.4% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 715,702 (2014)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,914 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,001 (2014)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 18.73 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 435,701 (2014)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.09 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202,255 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 56.65 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Guinea?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Guinea was 14.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Guinea ranks 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.