School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guinea

Guinea: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.92 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.92 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
49th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.92 million number
in 2019
All-time low
753,171 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guinea, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 753.2k number1999: 774.4k number2000: 792.4k number2001: 806.1k number2002: 827.8k number2003: 847.4k number2004: 864.9k number2005: 879.9k number2006: 892.2k number2007: 911.2k number2008: 930.6k number2009: 949.5k number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.7M number2012: 1.7M number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.8M number2015: 1.8M number2016: 1.8M number2017: 1.9M number2018: 1.9M number2019: 1.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 1.92 million number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 102.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 1.92 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 753,171 number, in 1998.

That places Guinea 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Guinea, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 753,171 number
1999 774,425 number +2.8%
2000 792,393 number +2.3%
2001 806,062 number +1.7%
2002 827,754 number +2.7%
2003 847,433 number +2.4%
2004 864,857 number +2.1%
2005 879,886 number +1.7%
2006 892,173 number +1.4%
2007 911,151 number +2.1%
2008 930,626 number +2.1%
2009 949,522 number +2.0%
2010 1.65 million number +74.0%
2011 1.68 million number +1.6%
2012 1.71 million number +1.9%
2013 1.74 million number +1.8%
2014 1.77 million number +1.5%
2015 1.79 million number +1.5%
2016 1.82 million number +1.7%
2017 1.86 million number +1.7%
2018 1.89 million number +1.8%
2019 1.92 million number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 763,798 number 753,171 number 774,425 number 2
2000s 870,186 number 792,393 number 949,522 number 10
2010s 1.78 million number 1.65 million number 1.92 million number 10

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 46 Iraq 2.13 million number compare
  2. 47 Cambodia 2.13 million number compare
  3. 48 Kazakhstan 1.98 million number compare
  4. 50 Mali 1.92 million number compare
  5. 51 Burkina Faso 1.91 million number compare
  6. 52 Malawi 1.66 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guinea?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Guinea was 1.92 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.92 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 753,171 number in 1998.
How does Guinea rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/