Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender 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 131st out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender 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% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3541 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3541 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 60% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- 128 Sierra Leone 0.4299 GPIA compare
- 129 Benin 0.3905 GPIA compare
- 130 Togo 0.3892 GPIA compare
- 132 Afghanistan 0.2925 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 0.3541 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 131st out of 132 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