Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Guinea

Guinea: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 941,384 number in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
941,384 number
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
14th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.25 million number
in 1999
All-time low
930,557 number
in 1986
Years of data
11
1986–2014

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Guinea, 1986–2014

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1986200020141986: 930.6k number1989: 1.0M number1990: 1.1M number1999: 1.3M number2001: 1.2M number2002: 1.1M number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.0M number2006: 1.0M number2011: 987.2k number2014: 941.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 941,384 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2014.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Guinea peaked at 1.25 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 930,557 number, in 1986.

Guinea ranks 14th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Guinea, 1986 to 2014.
Year number Change
1986 930,557 number
1989 1.04 million number +11.6%
1990 1.08 million number +4.1%
1999 1.25 million number +15.9%
2001 1.22 million number -2.3%
2002 1.13 million number -7.9%
2004 1.08 million number -4.6%
2005 1.05 million number -2.5%
2006 1.03 million number -1.4%
2011 987,165 number -4.5%
2014 941,384 number -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 984,328 number 930,557 number 1.04 million number 2
1990s 1.17 million number 1.08 million number 1.25 million number 2
2000s 1.10 million number 1.03 million number 1.22 million number 5
2010s 964,274 number 941,384 number 987,165 number 2

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 11 Yemen 1.19 million number compare
  2. 12 South Africa 1.13 million number compare
  3. 13 Cameroon 1.00 million number compare
  4. 15 Myanmar 939,977 number compare
  5. 16 Iraq 873,692 number compare
  6. 17 Kenya 799,701 number compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Guinea?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Guinea was 941,384 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 930,557 number in 1986.
How does Guinea rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Guinea ranks 14th out of 149 countries with data for 2014.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/