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Primary school enrollment — Guinea

Primary school enrollment in Guinea in 2016 — 76%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 138. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 51.2 pp.

2016 76% −0.9 pp vs 2014
World rank 124of 138
Period maximum 76.9%2014
Period minimum 23.7%1987

Trend over time

1984–2016 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Guinea, 1984–20160204060801984198819921996200020042008201220161984: 24.8%1985: 27.6%1986: 25.5%1987: 23.7%1988: 24.6%1989: 24.5%1990: 23.8%1991: 25.8%1998: 40.7%1999: 42.8%2000: 45.4%2001: 48.6%2002: 55.6%2003: 58.7%2004: 61.4%2005: 62.9%2006: 64.6%2007: 66.3%2008: 65.7%2009: 66.9%2010: 68.7%2011: 72.5%2012: 73.1%2013: 74.1%2014: 76.9%2016: 76%
Change over the period: +51.2 pp Annual average: 1.6 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea

Guinea 76%
World 89.4%
Western Africa computed 76.4%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 85.6%
Primary school enrollment — Guinea, by year Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 76 —
2014 76.9 +2.8 pp
2013 74.1 +1.1 pp
2012 73.1 +0.6 pp
2011 72.5 +3.8 pp
2010 68.7 +1.8 pp
2009 66.9 +1.2 pp
2008 65.7 −0.6 pp
2007 66.3 +1.7 pp
2006 64.6 +1.6 pp
2005 62.9 +1.5 pp
2004 61.4 +2.7 pp
2003 58.7 +3.1 pp
2002 55.6 +7 pp
2001 48.6 +3.2 pp
2000 45.4 +2.7 pp
1999 42.8 +2.1 pp
1998 40.7 —
1991 25.8 +2 pp
1990 23.8 −0.7 pp
1989 24.5 −0.1 pp
1988 24.6 +0.9 pp
1987 23.7 −1.9 pp
1986 25.5 −2.1 pp
1985 27.6 +2.8 pp
1984 24.8 —

Western Africa, 2016

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SL Sierra Leone 98.1 CV Cabo Verde 92.6 TG Togo 89.9 GH Ghana 86.4 CI Côte d'Ivoire 83.2 GN Guinea 76 BF Burkina Faso 75.2 GM Gambia 73.6 SN Senegal 73.5 MR Mauritania 73.1 NE Niger 63.6 ML Mali 57
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Guinea

Education Primary completion rate

What share of children reach the last grade of primary school.

Guinea by year Education Children out of school

How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.

Guinea by year Education Share of children out of school

What share of children of school age are not in school.

Guinea by year Education Secondary school enrollment

The gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.

Guinea by year
All indicators for Guinea