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 39.6% 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 39.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea peaked at 52.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2016.
Guinea ranks 21st 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 | 52.2% | — |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 42.3% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 39.6% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 39.6% | 42.8% | 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 39.6% 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 52.2% 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 39.6% in 2016.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guinea ranks 21st 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 1.0%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release