Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Guinea
Guinea: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.21 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Guinea is 0.21 LPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Guinea peaked at 0.21 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1 LPIA, in 2010.
That places Guinea 55th out of 55 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Guinea, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.11 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.1 LPIA | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.18 LPIA | +80.0% |
| 2016 | 0.19 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.21 LPIA | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.11 LPIA | 0.11 LPIA | 0.11 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.17 LPIA | 0.1 LPIA | 0.21 LPIA | 4 |
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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Guinea?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Guinea was 0.21 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Guinea ranks 55th out of 55 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release