4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Guinea
Guinea: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) was 36.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 36.6 for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Guinea peaked at 36.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
That places Guinea 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 19 | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26 | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 35 | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 36.6 | +4.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 36.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.7, 69% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 36.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +34.6% | 26 | 35 |
| 2006 | +26.7% | 15 | 19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7 | 12 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9 | 24 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.94 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 85.27 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,322 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 256,207 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 103,162 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99,093 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 715,702 (2014)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.11 million (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Guinea?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Guinea was 36.6 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Guinea ranks 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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