Government expenditure on education, total in Guinea
Guinea: Government expenditure on education, total was 9.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, total in Guinea, 1984–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 9.2% for government expenditure on education, total in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Guinea peaked at 15.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.
Guinea ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 10.0% | — |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +43.1% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +45.9% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 14.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.4% | 15.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.2% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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, total in Guinea?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Guinea was 9.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
- How does Guinea rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Guinea ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.