Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guinea
Guinea: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 98.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guinea, 2008–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guinea is 98.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guinea peaked at 98.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2008.
Guinea ranks 17th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 65.6% | — |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +43.3% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 65.6% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 77.4% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 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 expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guinea?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guinea was 98.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2008.
- How does Guinea rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Guinea ranks 17th out of 125 countries with data for 2020.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release