Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.4719 GPIA in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
0.4719 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
95th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.4821 GPIA
in 1996
All-time low
0.4353 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
5
1996–2018
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea stood at 0.4719 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea peaked at 0.4821 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4353 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Guinea 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4821 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.4785 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4353 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.455 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4719 GPIA | +3.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.4719 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8237 GPIA, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.4719 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.702 GPIA, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4821 GPIA | 0.4821 GPIA | 0.4821 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4602 GPIA | 0.4353 GPIA | 0.4785 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 92 Burkina Faso 0.6202 GPIA compare
- 93 Ethiopia 0.5886 GPIA compare
- 94 Cambodia 0.5791 GPIA compare
- 96 Benin 0.4526 GPIA compare
- 97 Afghanistan 0.3941 GPIA 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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea was 0.4719 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4821 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4353 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guinea ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release