Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Guinea
Guinea: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 2.49 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Guinea stood at 2.49 years.
That represents a change of up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Guinea peaked at 3.03 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.31 years, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 187th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 years | 1.31 years | 1.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 years | 1.44 years | 1.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 years | 1.58 years | 3.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 years | 2.36 years | 2.49 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
- Primary education, teachers 43,914 (2020)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.13 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.8% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Guinea?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Guinea was 2.49 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 years in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Guinea ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.