Primary School Net and Gross Attendance Rates,

About a half of school age children in Primary School Net Attendance Rate Guinea attends primary school. Boys 100 80 are more likely to attend than girls. 57 53 Female 60 46 48 % 40 40 33 Male 20 Both 53% of children ages 7-12 attend 0 primary school. 1999 2005 Primary School Gross Attendance Rate

86 57% of boys ages 7-12 attend school, 90 78 80 74 70 Female compared to 48% of girls. 70 61 60 48 50 Male % 40 Grade 1 There has not been much progress in 30 Both Grade 2 primary school attendance in Guinea in 20 Grade 3 10 Grade 4 0 6 years, with net attendance rates Grade 5 1999 2005 Grade 6 increasing from 40% in 1999 to 53% in Source: Demographic and Health Survey Grade 7 2005. Grade 8 Min Many children attending primary school are outside of the official age range. This is reflected in the Max difference between net and gross attendance rates. This can have tremendous impact on the educational infrastructure, the experience in the classroom, and educational planning.

The net attendance ratio (NAR) is the percentage of the official primary school-age population that attends primary school. The gross attendance ratio (GAR) is the total number of students attending primary school - regardless of age - expressed as a percentage of the official primary school-age population.

Over-Age, Under-Age, and On-Time Students in Primary School, Guinea

Only about 21% of primary school students are in the appropriate grade for their age; the on-time proportion declines in the higher grades. 51% of the male primary school Over Age On Time Under Age students and 49% of the female 100% students are over-age. 80% The percentage of males who are over- 60% age ranges from 32% to 67%. The 40% 6 20% percentage for females ranges from 32% 0% to 69%. F M F M F M F M F M F M About 29% of primary school students

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 are younger that the official age for the Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 grade that they are attending. The Implications of Over-Age/Under-Age Students For the system: Both late entry into primary school and grade repetition can cause children to be over-age for 7 their grade. High repetition rates indicate inefficiency in the education system. In the classroom: Large numbers of over-age students present a challenge for teachers who must teach a more diverse group with differing levels of maturity and school preparedness.

Students are considered to be on time if they are at the official age for the grade; over age if they are one or more years older; and under age if they are one or more years younger. Primary School Net Attendance Rate in Urban and Rural Areas, Guinea

Primary School Net Attendance Rate

Children in urban areas are almost 100 81 76 twice as likely to attend school than 80 72 children in rural areas. 60 Female 48 43 % 39 Male 40 Both In urban areas, 76% of children of 20

primary school age attend school, 10 compared to 43% in rural areas. 0 Urban Rural Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005

In both urban and rural areas boys are more likely to attend school than girls.

Primary School Net Attendace Rate by Region, Guinea

There are large regional disparities in primary school attendance in Guinea.

Primary net attendance is highest in the region (80%); attendance is lowest in the region (35%).

Gender disparity is lowest in the and highest in the .

In 4 of the 8 regions, only a half of children of primary school age attends school. 12

Primary School Net Attendance Rate

100 90 87 80 74

70 63 Year 1 59 60 55 Year 2 52 54 49 52 Year 3 47 46 Female 50 45 Year 4 37 39 39 40 33 Year 5 30 Male 20 10 0 Boke Conakry Faranah Kankan Kindia Labe Mamou Nzerekore 2005

Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 Secondary School Net and Gross Attendance Rates, Guinea

Less than a quarter of secondary school age youth attend school. Males are more likely to attend than females.

13 24% of youth ages 13-19 attend Secondary School Net Attendance Rate 100 secondary school. 14 80 Female 60 15 31% of males ages 13-19 attend school, % Male 40 31 24 compared to 18% of females. 17 18 13 Both 20 8 0 Students over or under the official 1999 2005 secondary school age range make up 9% Secondary School Gross Attendance Rate of the secondary school age population. Year 2 Year 3 100 Year 4 80 Year 5 Female 60 Secondary school gross attendance 43 % Male 40 33 rates slowly increased in 6 years from 26 19 23 19% in 1993 to 33% in 2005. 20 11 Both 0 1999 2005

Source: Demographic and Health Survey

Secondary School Net Attendance Rate in Urban and Rural Areas, Guinea

There are almost three times as many youth attending secondary school in urban areas as compared to rural areas.

In urban areas, 44% of children of secondary school age attend school, Secondary School Net Attendance Rate in Urban and Rural Areas

compared to 12% in rural areas. 100 17

80

Males are more likely to attend 60 51 secondary school than females % 44 Female in both urban and rural areas. 40 36 Male Both 20 17 12 7

0 Urban Rural

Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 Secondary School Net Attendace Rate by Region, Guinea

Secondary School Net Attendance Rate

100 90 80 70 60 49 Female 50 39 40 33 33 26 28 30 21 25 20 17 Male 15 13 15 20 12 9 11 10 0 Boke Conakry Faranah Kankan Kindia Labe Mamou Nzerekore

Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 Secondary net attendance is highest in the Conakry region (44%); attendance is lowest in the Kankan region (15%). Gender disparity is highest in the Boke region and lowest in the Kindia region. School Attendance by Age and Sex, Guinea

The percentage of males 6 Female Male 7 attending school is higher than 8 100 9 90 females at every grade. 10 80 11 70 12 60 13 % 50 14 40 For females, the highest 15 30 16 20 attendance rate is at age 13 17 10 (56%), while for males the 18 0 19 highest attendance rate is 20 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Age at age 15 (65%). Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 Repetition, Dropout, and Promotion Rates by Grade, Guinea

Repetition rate ranges from 1% in grade 5 of secondary school to 13% in grade 6 of primary school.

Dropout rate is highest in grade 6 of secondary school (3%) and lowest in grade 2 of primary school (0%).

Dropout Rate Repetition Rate Promotion Rate

100%

21

80%

60% Prim G1 Prim G2 Prim G3 Prim G4 Prim G5 Prim G6 Sec G1 Sec G2 Sec G3 Sec G4 Sec G5 Sec G6

Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 Primary School Completion Rates, Guinea

Primary school completion rates increased The probability of completing primary school is much significantly from 16% in 1999 to 66% in higher in urban than rural areas, and increases with 2005. the relative wealth of the student's household.

Rural 49 66 Urban 102 2005 84

50 Both Male Wealth quintile 5 97 Female 16 Wealth quintile 4 93 Wealth quintile 3 61 1999 24 Wealth quintile 2 39 9 Wealth quintile 1 33

0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Source: Demographic and Health Survey Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 Male The primary school completion rate is the total number of students attending the last grade of primary school - regardless of age - 15+ expressed as a percentage of the official last grade of primary school -age population. Educational Attainment, Guinea Males are better educated than women across all age groups.

Among the population aged 15 years old and above, 61% of men and 82% of women have no education.

33% of men and 53% of women who are 15-19 year old have never attended school.

Only 2% of the population aged 15 years old and above have post-secondary education.

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Only 2% of the population aged 15 years old and above have post-secondary education. Female Male Only 2 % of the population aged 15 years old and above have post-secondary education. Post-secondary Secondary completed Secondary Incomplete Post-secondary Secondary completed Secondary Incomplete

Primary completed Primary incomplete No Schooling Primary completed Primary incomplete No Schooling

53 24 2 22 0 15-19 0 37 2 27 33 74 9 1 14 11 20-24 2 3 45 2 11 37 85 8 1 4 11 25-29 5 5 20 1 11 58 82 9 2 6 11 30-34 6 2 13 2 15 62 87 6 1 6 00 35-39 5 2 15 2 11 65 86 5 1 6 11 40-44 5 4 15 2 10 64 90 5 1312 45-49 8 2 12 1 9 68 93 31211 50-54 11 4 9 2 7 69 95 12110 55-59 6 3 6 1 7 76 98 1000 60-64 5 1212 89 99 00 65+ 11102 95

100 80 60 40 20 0 0 20 40 60 80 100

Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 Female Literacy Rates, Guinea

Female Literacy Rate, Urban Female Literacy Rate, Rural 22

Can read 15 Can read Cannot read 47 53 Cannot read 85

Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005

Age specific attendance rateGaoUrban40526MaliBoth Age specific attendance rateGaoUrban15-17MaliBoth 53% of women age 15-24 in urban areas can read, compared to 15% in rural areas. Age specific attendance rateGaoUrban40340MaliBoth Age specific attendance rateGreater Accra40526GhanaBoth Age specific attendance rateGreater Accra40526GhanaFemale Age specific attendance rateGreater Accra40526GhanaMale The percentage of women who can read is 7% among women age 45-49 and 37% among women Age specific attendance rateGreater Accra15-17GhanaBoth

age 15-19. Age specific attendance rateGreater Accra15-17GhanaMale Age specific attendance rateGreater Accra40340GhanaBoth Age specific attendance rateGreater Accra40340GhanaFemale Age specific attendance rateGreater Accra40340GhanaMale Age specific attendance rateGreater AccraRural40340GhanaBoth Age specific attendance rateGreater AccraUrban40526GhanaBoth Female Literacy Rate by Age Age specific attendance rateGreater AccraUrban15-17GhanaBoth Literacy Rate of Women 15-24 Years Old by Age specific attendance rateGreater AccraUrban40340GhanaBoth Grade Completed

15-49 16 Prim G7 #N/A

Prim G6 79 15-19 37 23 20-24 19 Prim G5 70

25-29 9 Prim G4 52 30-34 10 Prim G3 23 35-39 8 Prim G2 18 40-44 11

45-49 7 No schooling 1 24

0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 % % Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005 Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2005

52% of women who completed grade 4 can read and literacy rate increases with level of education completed.