Human capital composite index in Guinea
Guinea: Human capital composite index was -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital composite index in Guinea, 1971–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
In 2020, human capital composite index in Guinea stood at -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.0% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Guinea peaked at -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1992.
Guinea ranks 164th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Guinea, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1977 | -1.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.5% |
| 1978 | -1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.7% |
| 1979 | -1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.7% |
| 1980 | -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7% |
| 1981 | -1.59 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.0% |
| 1982 | -1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.1% |
| 1983 | -1.72 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.2% |
| 1984 | -1.78 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.0% |
| 1985 | -1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.3% |
| 1986 | -1.74 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.4% |
| 1987 | -1.84 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.0% |
| 1989 | -1.8 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.2% |
| 1990 | -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.7% |
| 1991 | -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3% |
| 1992 | -2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.7% |
| 1993 | -1.85 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.9% |
| 1994 | -1.86 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -1.98 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.7% |
| 1999 | -1.72 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.1% |
| 2000 | -1.77 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.5% |
| 2001 | -1.82 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.0% |
| 2002 | -1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.2% |
| 2003 | -1.8 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.5% |
| 2004 | -1.71 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.0% |
| 2005 | -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.3% |
| 2006 | -1.64 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.0% |
| 2008 | -1.55 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.7% |
| 2009 | -1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.9% |
| 2010 | -1.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.4% |
| 2011 | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.0% |
| 2012 | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.4% |
| 2013 | -0.8765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -33.3% |
| 2014 | -1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +78.0% |
| 2016 | -0.8884 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -43.1% |
| 2018 | -1.84 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +107.6% |
| 2020 | -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -72.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.2251 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human capital composite index in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -107.6% | -0.8884 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.84 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2014 | -78.0% | -0.8765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2020 | +72.0% | -1.84 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2016 | +43.1% | -1.56 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8884 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
| 1980s | -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.84 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.88 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.72 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2000s | -1.67 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.82 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.41 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.87 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2020s | -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 161 Puerto Rico -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 162 Bahamas -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 163 Gabon -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 165 Uganda -0.5268 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 166 Burundi -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 167 El Salvador -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean 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 human capital composite index in Guinea?
- Human capital composite index in Guinea was -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2020.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1992.
- How does Guinea rank for human capital composite index?
- Guinea ranks 164th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.