Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Guinea
Guinea: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Guinea, 1984–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea is 0.5%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1984.
Guinea ranks 152nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +214.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -47.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +140.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +57.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 9 |
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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Guinea was 0.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Guinea ranks 152nd out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. 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 secondary 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