Current education expenditure, primary in Guinea
Guinea: Current education expenditure, primary was 98.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Current education expenditure, primary in Guinea, 2008–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in primary public institutions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current education expenditure, primary in Guinea is 98.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, primary in Guinea peaked at 98.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2008.
That places Guinea 27th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, primary in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in primary public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 47.5% | — |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +100.4% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.4% | 47.5% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 80.7% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1576 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, primary in Guinea?
- Current education expenditure, primary in Guinea was 98.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, primary recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, primary recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2008.
- How does Guinea rank for current education expenditure, primary?
- Guinea ranks 27th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is current education expenditure, primary rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).