Completion rate, primary education, female in Guinea
Guinea: Completion rate, primary education, female was 39.1% in 2018. β² Rising
Latest (2018)
39.1%
Change on year
down 20.4%
World rank
87th
of 90 countries
All-time high
49.1%
in 2016
All-time low
14.5%
in 1996
Years of data
5
1996β2018
Completion rate, primary education, female in Guinea, 1996β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, completion rate, primary education, female in Guinea stood at 39.1%.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Guinea peaked at 49.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1996.
That places Guinea 87th out of 90 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 35.6% | 49.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,914 (2020)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Guinea?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Guinea was 39.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Guinea ranks 87th out of 90 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release