Literacy rate, adult male in Guinea
Guinea: Literacy rate, adult male was 54.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult male in Guinea is 54.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Guinea peaked at 54.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1996.
Guinea ranks 83rd of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, adult male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 32.9% | — |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +24.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 54.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.7%, 65% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 54.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.2%, 69% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 36.8% | 54.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 80 Benin 62.6% compare
- 81 Senegal 61.5% compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 54.6% compare
- 84 Afghanistan 52.1% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 48.7% compare
- 86 Niger 47.9% 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 literacy rate, adult male in Guinea?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Guinea was 54.4% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Guinea ranks 83rd out of 88 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. 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 Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.