Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Guinea
Guinea: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 85.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Guinea, 1984–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Guinea stood at 85.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 85.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1987.
That places Guinea 167th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 24.1% | — |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 25.1% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 24.5% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +58.6% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +7.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 85.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 85.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) 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 | +58.6% | 25.9% | 41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.8% | 23.4% | 27.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 24.2% | 43.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 45.9% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 71.9% | 81.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 85.3% | 85.3% | 1 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Guinea?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Guinea was 85.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1987.
- How does Guinea rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 167th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release