Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 7.2% in 2018. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Guinea, 1996β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 7.2% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2018.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 209.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Guinea peaked at 8.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1996.
That places Guinea 76th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 2.3% | 8.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 7.2% 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 8.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Guinea ranks 76th out of 86 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 209.2%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release