Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 6.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 6.8% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2018.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea peaked at 8.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1996.
That places Guinea 130th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.0% | — |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +56.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.76 % change on previous year (2014)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,979 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,935 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 35,943 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.07 % change on previous year (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 82,000 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.19 % change on previous year (2014)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea was 6.8% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Guinea ranks 130th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.