Number of pupils in primary education rose 5.95% to 2,108 '000 in Guinea in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in primary education in Guinea reached an all time high of 2,108 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 164 '000 in 1972. When compared to Guinea's main peers, number of pupils in primary education in Liberia amounted to 608 '000, 2,734 '000 in Mali, 2,260 '000 in Senegal and 1,760 '000 in Sierra Leone in 2020.
Guinea has been ranked 46th within the group of 135 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in primary education, 20 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | '000 | 3,925 | 4,118 | 4,283 | 4,430 | 4,580 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 | 2,707 | 2,873 | 3,041 | 3,206 | 3,234 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | '000 | 294 | 309 | 330 | 350 | 375 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | '000 | ... | 4,342 | 4,358 | 4,393 | 4,401 | 4,550 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 | 1,649 | 1,777 | 1,930 | 1,999 | 1,989 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 3,371 | 3,617 | 3,772 | 3,900 | 4,004 | |||||||||||||
| Liberia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 684 | 655 | 635 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Mali | '000 | 2,227 | 2,356 | 2,539 | 2,477 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | '000 | 633 | 601 | 617 | 655 | 677 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 | 2,445 | 2,611 | 2,768 | 2,599 | 2,667 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | '000 | 1,977 | 2,014 | 2,088 | 2,142 | 2,172 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,360 | 1,413 | 1,487 | 1,370 | 1,770 |
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