Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Guinea
Guinea: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 34.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea, 1980–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea is 34.5%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea peaked at 35.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1988.
Guinea ranks 171st 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, total (% of relevant age group) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.4% | — |
| 1981 | 8.3% | -26.8% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 5.4% | 11.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 11.4% | 33.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 30.3% | 35.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 34.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.94 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 85.27 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea was 34.5% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1988.
- How does Guinea rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Guinea ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, total (% 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.