Guinea vs UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Guinea
8.45 years
in 2014
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
8.77 years
in 2024
Guinea rank
190th
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank
189th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Guinea
  • UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 8.77 years against 8.45 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.32 years.

Across all 29 years both countries report, UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 190th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th of 213 countries.

UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.8 years 5.02 years 2.22 years UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 2.77 years 6.11 years 3.34 years UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 3.33 years 5.95 years 2.63 years UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 6.44 years 7.32 years 0.8728 years UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 8.19 years 8.51 years 0.3216 years UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Guinea or UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, at 8.77 years against 8.45 years in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Guinea and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.32 years, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Guinea and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 190th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release