Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.3541 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.3541 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea peaked at 0.3541 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2763 GPIA, in 2010.
That places Guinea 130th out of 131 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 | 0.321 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.2763 GPIA | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3222 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3395 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3541 GPIA | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.321 GPIA | 0.321 GPIA | 0.321 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.323 GPIA | 0.2763 GPIA | 0.3541 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 127 Sierra Leone 0.4299 GPIA compare
- 128 Benin 0.3905 GPIA compare
- 129 Togo 0.3892 GPIA compare
- 131 Afghanistan 0.2925 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 0.3541 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 0.3541 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2763 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guinea ranks 130th out of 131 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 up 28.2%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release