What is lower secondary school starting age in Guinea?

Lower secondary school starting age in Guinea was 13 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 13 years in 1970.

What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 13 years in 1970.

How does Guinea rank for lower secondary school starting age?

Guinea ranks 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.

Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Lower secondary school starting age in Guinea

Name: Lower secondary school starting age in Guinea
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guinea: Lower secondary school starting age was 13 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

13 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

5th

of 209 countries

All-time high

13 years

in 1970

All-time low

13 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2025

Lower secondary school starting age in Guinea, 1970–2025

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 13 years for lower secondary school starting age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary school starting age in Guinea peaked at 13 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13 years, in 1970.

That places Guinea 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Lower secondary school starting age in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary school starting age (years) in Guinea, 1970 to 2025.
Year	years	Change
1970	13 years	—
1971	13 years	+0.0%
1972	13 years	+0.0%
1973	13 years	+0.0%
1974	13 years	+0.0%
1975	13 years	+0.0%
1976	13 years	+0.0%
1977	13 years	+0.0%
1978	13 years	+0.0%
1979	13 years	+0.0%
1980	13 years	+0.0%
1981	13 years	+0.0%
1982	13 years	+0.0%
1983	13 years	+0.0%
1984	13 years	+0.0%
1985	13 years	+0.0%
1986	13 years	+0.0%
1987	13 years	+0.0%
1988	13 years	+0.0%
1989	13 years	+0.0%
1990	13 years	+0.0%
1991	13 years	+0.0%
1992	13 years	+0.0%
1993	13 years	+0.0%
1994	13 years	+0.0%
1995	13 years	+0.0%
1996	13 years	+0.0%
1997	13 years	+0.0%
1998	13 years	+0.0%
1999	13 years	+0.0%
2000	13 years	+0.0%
2001	13 years	+0.0%
2002	13 years	+0.0%
2003	13 years	+0.0%
2004	13 years	+0.0%
2005	13 years	+0.0%
2006	13 years	+0.0%
2007	13 years	+0.0%
2008	13 years	+0.0%
2009	13 years	+0.0%
2010	13 years	+0.0%
2011	13 years	+0.0%
2012	13 years	+0.0%
2013	13 years	+0.0%
2014	13 years	+0.0%
2015	13 years	+0.0%
2016	13 years	+0.0%
2017	13 years	+0.0%
2018	13 years	+0.0%
2019	13 years	+0.0%
2020	13 years	+0.0%
2021	13 years	+0.0%
2022	13 years	+0.0%
2023	13 years	+0.0%
2024	13 years	+0.0%
2025	13 years	+0.0%

Guinea compared with similar countries

Guinea's 13 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Guinea's 13 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	13 years	13 years	13 years	10
1980s	13 years	13 years	13 years	10
1990s	13 years	13 years	13 years	10
2000s	13 years	13 years	13 years	10
2010s	13 years	13 years	13 years	10
2020s	13 years	13 years	13 years	6

Countries ranked near Guinea

5 Afghanistan 13 years compare
5 Botswana 13 years compare
5 Denmark 13 years compare
5 El Salvador 13 years compare
5 Equatorial Guinea 13 years compare
5 Estonia 13 years compare
5 Eswatini 13 years compare
5 Ethiopia 13 years compare
5 Finland 13 years compare
5 Gambia 13 years compare
5 Guatemala 13 years compare
5 Iceland 13 years compare
5 Indonesia 13 years compare
5 Ireland 13 years compare
5 Latvia 13 years compare
5 Lesotho 13 years compare
5 Mali 13 years compare
5 Mozambique 13 years compare
5 Niger 13 years compare
5 Norway 13 years compare
5 Papua New Guinea 13 years compare
5 Sweden 13 years compare
5 Uganda 13 years compare
5 Zimbabwe 13 years compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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)

All data for Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary school starting age in Guinea?: Lower secondary school starting age in Guinea was 13 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 13 years in 1970.
What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 13 years in 1970.
How does Guinea rank for lower secondary school starting age?: Guinea ranks 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Lower secondary school starting age (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 11,411 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.