Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guinea
Guinea: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 2.9% in 2018. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guinea, 1996β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guinea stood at 2.9%.
The figure is down 48.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guinea peaked at 6.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2002.
Guinea ranks 110th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 107 Togo 4.6% compare
- 108 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.2% compare
- 109 Mali 3.6% compare
- 111 Burkina Faso 2.2% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guinea?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Guinea was 2.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2002.
- How does Guinea rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Guinea ranks 110th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release