Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.4719 GPIA in 2018. ▼ Falling
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 secondary education or 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% |
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
- 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release