Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 3.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Guinea peaked at 5.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2014.
That places Guinea 94th out of 94 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 | 3.3% | — |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +101.4% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 3.6% 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 5.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Guinea ranks 94th out of 94 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 18.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release