Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Guinea

Guinea: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 17 years in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 1998
All-time low
16 years
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Guinea, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for official entrance age to upper secondary education in Guinea is 17 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Guinea peaked at 17 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1970.

That places Guinea 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years) in Guinea, 1970 to 2020.
Year years Change
1970 16 years
1971 16 years +0.0%
1972 16 years +0.0%
1973 16 years +0.0%
1974 16 years +0.0%
1975 16 years +0.0%
1976 16 years +0.0%
1977 16 years +0.0%
1978 16 years +0.0%
1979 16 years +0.0%
1980 16 years +0.0%
1981 16 years +0.0%
1982 16 years +0.0%
1983 16 years +0.0%
1984 16 years +0.0%
1985 16 years +0.0%
1986 16 years +0.0%
1987 16 years +0.0%
1988 16 years +0.0%
1989 16 years +0.0%
1990 16 years +0.0%
1991 16 years +0.0%
1992 16 years +0.0%
1993 16 years +0.0%
1994 16 years +0.0%
1995 16 years +0.0%
1996 16 years +0.0%
1997 16 years +0.0%
1998 17 years +6.2%
1999 17 years +0.0%
2000 17 years +0.0%
2001 17 years +0.0%
2002 17 years +0.0%
2003 17 years +0.0%
2004 17 years +0.0%
2005 17 years +0.0%
2006 17 years +0.0%
2007 17 years +0.0%
2008 17 years +0.0%
2009 17 years +0.0%
2010 17 years +0.0%
2011 17 years +0.0%
2012 17 years +0.0%
2013 17 years +0.0%
2014 17 years +0.0%
2015 17 years +0.0%
2016 17 years +0.0%
2017 17 years +0.0%
2018 17 years +0.0%
2019 17 years +0.0%
2020 17 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16 years 16 years 16 years 10
1980s 16 years 16 years 16 years 10
1990s 16.2 years 16 years 17 years 10
2000s 17 years 17 years 17 years 10
2010s 17 years 17 years 17 years 10
2020s 17 years 17 years 17 years 1

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 1 Tanzania 18 years compare
  2. 2 Bhutan 17 years compare
  3. 2 Burundi 17 years compare
  4. 2 Equatorial Guinea 17 years compare
  5. 2 Ethiopia 17 years compare
  6. 2 Lithuania 17 years compare
  7. 2 Namibia 17 years compare
  8. 2 Niger 17 years compare
  9. 2 Tonga 17 years compare
  10. 2 Uganda 17 years compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Guinea?
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Guinea was 17 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1970.
How does Guinea rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Guinea ranks 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper 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.