Education in Mamou, Guinea: official figures
73.4% of children of primary-school age in Mamou were attending primary school in 2024-2025 (69.8% of girls, 77.4% of boys), 2nd highest of the 8 regions (Guinea: 65.1%).
How many teenagers in Mamou attend secondary school?
19.8% of young people of secondary-school age in Mamou were attending secondary school in 2024-2025, 3rd lowest of the 8 regions (Guinea: 25.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many children in Mamou finish primary school?
The gross primary completion rate (new pupils in the last primary year, of any age, as a share of children of the official age, so it can pass 100%) was 62.0% in Mamou in 2024, 63.4% for girls and 60.4% for boys; 3rd highest of the 8 regions (Guinea: 72.2%). The rate uses 2014-based population projections, which the 2025 census shows are too low nationally.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea · saved copyHow many pupils per teacher are there in Mamou?
Primary schools in Mamou had 43.6 pupils per teacher in 2024, 2nd lowest of the 8 regions (Guinea: 45.6).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea · saved copyHow Mamou compares with other administrative regions
Net primary school attendance rate (2024-25)
Mamou ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Net primary school attendance rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conakry | 89.1% |
| 2 | Mamou | 73.4% |
| 3 | Kindia | 72.4% |
| 4 | Nzérékoré | 66.2% |
| 5 | Labé | 62.5% |
| 6 | Boké | 61.7% |
| 7 | Faranah | 55.4% |
Women aged 15-49 who can read (2024-25)
Mamou ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women aged 15-49 who can read |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Labé | 25.1% |
| 3 | Kindia | 24.9% |
| 4 | Boké | 23.6% |
| 5 | Mamou | 23.3% |
| 6 | Nzérékoré | 17.4% |
| 7 | Faranah | 15.1% |
| 8 | Kankan | 12.5% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea: Annuaire statistique 2024: population projections by region (tables 3.24-3.25), poverty (4.8, 4.11, 4.15), employment (5.3, 5.5, 5.7) and primary schooling (7.16, 7.18), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 98ebe23cdd42…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), Guinea, with ICF (The DHS Program): Enquête Démographique et de Santé (EDS-G) 2024-2025, final report: regional tables, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 60ad14374722…)
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