Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 2.49 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 2.49 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guinea peaked at 3.03 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.31, 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.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.31 | — |
| 1991 | 1.33 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.34 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.35 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.36 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.38 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.42 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.44 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.46 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.47 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.51 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.54 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.55 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.57 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.58 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.65 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.87 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.45 | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 3.03 | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 2.58 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 2.13 | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 2.24 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.36 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.49 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.49 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.49 | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.49 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.49 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.96, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +31.1% | 1.87 | 2.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.44 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 1.58 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 | 2.36 | 2.49 | 4 |
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 average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guinea?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guinea was 2.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 in 2016.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Guinea ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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