Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guinea
Guinea: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 39.62 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
39.62
World rank
124th
of 128 countries
All-time high
39.62
in 2018
All-time low
20.55
in 1996
Years of data
5
1996–2018
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guinea is 39.62, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guinea peaked at 39.62 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.55, in 1996.
Guinea ranks 124th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.55 | 20.55 | 20.55 | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.7 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.31 | 25.31 | 39.62 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 121 Sierra Leone 43.58 compare
- 122 Central African Republic 42.44 compare
- 123 Burkina Faso 41.57 compare
- 125 Afghanistan 37.27 compare
- 126 Niger 35.61 compare
- 127 Mali 35.47 compare
More education data for Guinea
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
- Primary education, teachers 43,914 (2020)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.13 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.8% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guinea?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Guinea was 39.62 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.62 in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.55 in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Guinea ranks 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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