Lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea
Guinea: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 29.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 29.7% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea peaked at 29.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1988.
Guinea ranks 174th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.5% | — |
| 1986 | 3.8% | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +28.2% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +41.5% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +33.6% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +51.6% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 6.3% | 25.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 24.3% | 28.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 171 Burkina Faso 32.7% compare
- 172 Madagascar 32.7% compare
- 173 Burundi 31.6% compare
- 175 Guinea-Bissau 28.8% compare
- 176 Mali 27.2% compare
- 177 Benin 26.6% compare
More education data for Guinea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.76 % change on previous year (2014)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,979 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,935 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 35,943 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.07 % change on previous year (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 82,000 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.19 % change on previous year (2014)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea was 29.7% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1988.
- How does Guinea rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Guinea ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.