Literacy rate, youth total in Guinea
Guinea: Literacy rate, youth total was 53.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth total in Guinea is 53.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Guinea peaked at 53.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1996.
That places Guinea 92nd out of 95 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, youth total in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 27.7% | — |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +69.9% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -31.6% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 31.4% | 53.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 89 Côte d'Ivoire 66.8% compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 62.8% compare
- 91 Afghanistan 62.7% compare
- 93 Niger 53.9% compare
- 94 Mali 50.3% compare
- 95 Chad 45.1% 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, youth total in Guinea?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Guinea was 53.9% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Guinea ranks 92nd out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.7%. 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 total (% of people 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.