Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.2% in 2018. β Volatile
Latest (2018)
1.2%
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
79th
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2010
Years of data
5
1996β2018
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Guinea, 1996β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guinea stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 359.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guinea peaked at 1.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
Guinea ranks 79th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 76 Honduras 1.6% compare
- 77 Guatemala 1.5% compare
- 78 Senegal 1.4% compare
- 80 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 1.1% compare
- 81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 0.5% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guinea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guinea was 1.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Guinea ranks 79th out of 84 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 359.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release