Teachers in primary education, female in Guinea

Guinea: Teachers in primary education, female was 11,528 number in 2016. β—† Volatile

Latest (2016)
11,528 number
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
121st
of 196 countries
All-time high
11,528 number
in 2016
All-time low
482 number
in 1976
Years of data
40
1975–2016

Teachers in primary education, female in Guinea, 1975–2016

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1975199520161975: 537 number1976: 482 number1977: 680 number1978: 697 number1980: 995 number1981: 985 number1983: 1.2k number1984: 1.4k number1985: 1.7k number1986: 1.4k number1987: 1.4k number1988: 1.4k number1989: 1.7k number1990: 1.8k number1991: 2.0k number1992: 1.6k number1993: 2.0k number1994: 2.2k number1995: 2.8k number1996: 3.0k number1997: 3.3k number1998: 3.4k number1999: 3.9k number2000: 4.5k number2001: 4.8k number2002: 5.0k number2003: 5.7k number2004: 6.1k number2005: 6.5k number2006: 7.1k number2007: 7.6k number2008: 8.6k number2009: 8.8k number2010: 9.9k number2011: 10.2k number2012: 10.9k number2013: 11.3k number2014: 11.4k number2015: 10.8k number2016: 11.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in primary education, female in Guinea stood at 11,528 number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Guinea peaked at 11,528 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 482 number, in 1976.

Guinea ranks 121st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 599 number 482 number 697 number 4
1980s 1,357 number 985 number 1,706 number 9
1990s 2,590 number 1,554 number 3,873 number 10
2000s 6,468 number 4,498 number 8,770 number 10
2010s 10,856 number 9,913 number 11,528 number 7

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 118 Singapore 13,116 number compare
  2. 119 Puerto Rico 12,589 number compare
  3. 120 Croatia 11,619 number compare
  4. 122 Botswana 10,798 number compare
  5. 123 Qatar 10,416 number compare
  6. 124 Jamaica 10,090 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

More education data for Guinea

All data for Guinea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Guinea?
Teachers in primary education, female in Guinea was 11,528 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 11,528 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 482 number in 1976.
How does Guinea rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Guinea ranks 121st out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.