Education spending in Guinea
Guinea: Education spending was 1.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Guinea, 1984–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Guinea is 1.72, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Guinea peaked at 2.63 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3349, in 1984.
That places Guinea 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Education spending in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.3349 | — |
| 1991 | 1.38 | +312.9% |
| 1992 | 1.38 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.43 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.62 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 1.78 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.43 | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 1.78 | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 1.63 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.52 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.27 | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 2.21 | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 2.55 | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 2.29 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.83 | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 2.63 | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 2.42 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.52 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.54 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.32 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.38 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.86 | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 2.45 | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 2.04 | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 2.01 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.72 | -14.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.72 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.72 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +312.9% | 0.3349 | 1.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3349 | 0.3349 | 0.3349 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.38 | 1.62 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.65 | 1.27 | 2.21 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.34 | 1.83 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 | 1.72 | 2.45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 186 Central African Republic 1.83 compare
- 187 Sri Lanka 1.83 compare
- 188 Monaco 1.73 compare
- 190 Cayman Islands 1.57 compare
- 191 South Sudan 1.57 compare
- 192 Indonesia 1.28 compare
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 education spending in Guinea?
- Education spending in Guinea was 1.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 2013.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3349 in 1984.
- How does Guinea rank for education spending?
- Guinea ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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