Literacy rate, youth male in Guinea
Guinea: Literacy rate, youth male was 69.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 69.6% for literacy rate, youth male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in Guinea peaked at 69.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2010.
Guinea ranks 90th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, youth male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 44.1% | — |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -41.5% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +51.6% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +22.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 69.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 69.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.5%, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 59.5% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 37.6% | 69.6% | 3 |
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, youth male in Guinea?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Guinea was 69.6% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Guinea ranks 90th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. 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, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.