Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) was 91.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Guinea, 1984–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Guinea stood at 91.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Guinea peaked at 91.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1987.
Guinea ranks 117th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 32.3% | — |
| 1985 | 36.6% | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 31.7% | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +45.0% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +5.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 91.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 91.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.8%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) 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 | +45.0% | 34.2% | 49.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4% | 31.7% | 36.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 32.3% | 51.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 52.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 77.8% | 87.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 114 Panama 91.9% compare
- 115 Nauru 91.6% compare
- 116 Guatemala 91.5% compare
- 118 East Timor 91.0% compare
- 119 Madagascar 90.9% compare
- 120 Martinique 90.9% compare
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, male in Guinea?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Guinea was 91.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1987.
- How does Guinea rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Guinea ranks 117th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release