Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 12.6% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea is 12.6%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea peaked at 16.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1996.
Guinea ranks 130th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10.0% | — |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +52.9% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.9% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 127 Afghanistan 15.3% compare
- 128 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.1% compare
- 129 Senegal 14.7% compare
- 131 Benin 12.3% compare
- 132 Mali 10.2% compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 10.2% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.47 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Guinea was 12.6% 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 16.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Guinea ranks 130th out of 134 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 8.1%. 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+, total (%) (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.