Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Guinea
Guinea: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Guinea, 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea is 1.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea peaked at 2.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1984.
Guinea ranks 189th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +312.9% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 186 Central African Republic 1.8% compare
- 187 Sri Lanka 1.8% compare
- 188 Monaco 1.7% compare
- 190 Cayman Islands 1.6% compare
- 191 South Sudan 1.6% compare
- 192 Indonesia 1.3% compare
More education data for Guinea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1576 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1984.
- How does Guinea rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Guinea ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release