Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Guinea
Guinea: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 3.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Guinea is 3.6 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Guinea peaked at 4.51 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.01 years, in 1990.
That places Guinea 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.01 years | — |
| 1991 | 2.03 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.14 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.23 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.29 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.38 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.43 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.49 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.55 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.58 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.65 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.71 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.78 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.85 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.68 years | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 4.51 years | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 3.84 years | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 3.17 years | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 3.31 years | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.45 years | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6 years | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 3.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 years | 2.01 years | 2.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 years | 2.29 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 years | 2.58 years | 4.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 years | 3.45 years | 3.6 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 715,702 (2014)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.68 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,914 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,001 (2014)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 18.73 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 435,701 (2014)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.09 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202,255 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 56.65 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Guinea?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Guinea was 3.6 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, males vs. females recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 years in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Guinea ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. 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, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.