Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 28.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 28.5% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea peaked at 34.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2014.
That places Guinea 92nd 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.6% | — |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.5% | 34.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 89 Cambodia 33.4% compare
- 90 Mali 31.7% compare
- 91 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.0% compare
- 93 Niger 28.1% compare
- 94 Afghanistan 27.4% compare
- 95 Burkina Faso 24.5% 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 28.5% 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 34.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guinea ranks 92nd 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 up 4.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release