School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guinea

Guinea: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 374,179 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
374,179 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
64th
of 202 countries
All-time high
374,179 number
in 2020
All-time low
111,665 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guinea, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guinea is 374,179 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guinea peaked at 374,179 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 111,665 number, in 1970.

Guinea ranks 64th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 121,044 number 111,665 number 133,223 number 10
1980s 156,217 number 136,380 number 180,376 number 10
1990s 216,602 number 186,173 number 248,467 number 10
2000s 281,172 number 254,658 number 307,961 number 10
2010s 340,005 number 313,823 number 367,538 number 10
2020s 374,179 number 374,179 number 374,179 number 1

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 61 Kazakhstan 398,983 number compare
  2. 62 Canada 393,267 number compare
  3. 63 Poland 380,980 number compare
  4. 65 Burundi 365,883 number compare
  5. 66 Cambodia 353,762 number compare
  6. 67 Benin 348,163 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Guinea

All data for Guinea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guinea?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guinea was 374,179 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 374,179 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 111,665 number in 1970.
How does Guinea rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Guinea ranks 64th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/