Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea
Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 43.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 43.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea peaked at 62.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2025.
Guinea ranks 18th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.2% | — |
| 2001 | 60.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 56.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 43.9% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 50.6% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 47.0% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 43.9% | 48.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea was 43.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guinea ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release