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 48.2% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea is 48.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea peaked at 72.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2025.
That places Guinea 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 72.6% | — |
| 2001 | 71.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7% | 59.2% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 54.3% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 48.2% | 54.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 9 Djibouti 51.9% compare
- 10 Liberia 51.3% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 50.3% compare
- 13 Mozambique 47.9% compare
- 14 Cameroon 47.2% compare
- 15 Madagascar 46.1% compare
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 48.2% 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 72.6% 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 48.2% in 2025.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guinea ranks 12th 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 12.7%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release