Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea

Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 25.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
25.0%
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
11th
of 148 countries
All-time high
69.2%
in 1990
All-time low
25.0%
in 2014
Years of data
11
1986–2014

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

02040601986200020141986: 67.4 %1989: 68.5 %1990: 69.2 %1999: 51.3 %2001: 47.6 %2002: 41.3 %2004: 37.4 %2005: 35.7 %2006: 34.7 %2011: 28.9 %2014: 25 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 25.0% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea peaked at 69.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2014.

That places Guinea 11th out of 148 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Guinea, 1986 to 2014.
Year % Change
1986 67.4%
1989 68.5% +1.5%
1990 69.2% +1.0%
1999 51.3% -25.8%
2001 47.6% -7.4%
2002 41.3% -13.1%
2004 37.4% -9.5%
2005 35.7% -4.7%
2006 34.7% -2.6%
2011 28.9% -16.8%
2014 25.0% -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 68.0% 67.4% 68.5% 2
1990s 60.3% 51.3% 69.2% 2
2000s 39.3% 34.7% 47.6% 5
2010s 26.9% 25.0% 28.9% 2

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 8 Chad 30.9% compare
  2. 9 Mauritania 27.1% compare
  3. 10 Bahamas 26.4% compare
  4. 12 Ethiopia 24.1% compare
  5. 13 Puerto Rico 23.1%
  6. 14 Jordan 22.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea was 25.0% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 1990.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2014.
How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Guinea ranks 11th out of 148 countries with data for 2014.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/