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 51.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea, 1986–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 51.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea peaked at 82.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2014.
Guinea ranks 11th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 81.6% | — |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 61.7% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -4.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 51.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.7%, 3.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 51.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.8% | 81.6% | 82.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 69.0% | 82.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 54.5% | 65.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 51.5% | 53.6% | 2 |
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 51.5% in 2014, 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 82.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guinea ranks 11th out of 183 countries with data for 2014.
- 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 13.0%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release