Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Guinea
Guinea: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Guinea, 1984–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 1.0% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea peaked at 1.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1984.
Guinea ranks 111th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +335.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +42.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 108 Saint Lucia 1.0% compare
- 109 Panama 1.0% compare
- 110 Ireland 1.0% compare
- 112 Liechtenstein 1.0% compare
- 113 Bangladesh 1.0% compare
- 114 Poland 1.0% 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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea was 1.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1984.
- How does Guinea rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Guinea ranks 111th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release