Girls in primary school in Guinea

Girls in primary school in Guinea: 17.3% in 1985 and 68.8% in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2016: 68.8%
Since 1985: +51.4 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 89 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2016: 88.3%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

The highest was 71.1% in 2014, the lowest 14.9% in 1987.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Guinea	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	68.8	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	71.1	88.3
2013	68.4	88.2
2012	67.5	88.2
2011	67.2	88.1
2010	62.3	87.9
2009	61.6	87.9
2008	60.4	87.6
2007	61.2	87.2
2006	59.2	86
2005	56.9	85.4
2004	54.7	84.7
2003	51.6	83.5
2002	48.1	81.4
2001	41.5	81
2000	38	80.7
1999	34.4	79.9
1998	31.7	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	17.1	77.8
1990	15.5	77.3
1989	15.8	77.6
1988	15.7	76.6
1987	14.9	75.8
1986	16.3	75.3
1985	17.3	74
1980	–	75.8
1975	–	72.9
1970	–	69
1965	–	66
1960	–	63.1
1955	–	57.4
1950	–	51.4
1945	–	43.5
1940	–	40
1935	–	38.2
1930	–	36.4
1925	–	33
1920	–	30.5
1915	–	29.2
1910	–	28.1
1905	–	25.1
1900	–	23.3
1895	–	21.8
1890	–	20
1885	–	19
1880	–	17.2
1875	–	15.7
1870	–	13.2
1865	–	10.6
1860	–	9.3
1855	–	8
1850	–	6.8
1845	–	5.9
1840	–	5.2
1835	–	4.5
1830	–	4
1825	–	3.5
1820	–	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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