Primary education in Guinea is compulsory for 6 years. In 1997, the gross primary enrolment rate was 54.4 percent and the net primary enrolment rate was 41.8 percent.
Hadja Aicha Bah
Mrs Diallo Hadja Aicha Bah is a former Education minister in Guinea. in 1996, Hadja Aicha Bah joined UNESCO as Director of the Division for the Basic Education. Mrs Diallo is known as an active leading campaigner for girls and women education.