Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Guinea
Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 42.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Guinea, 1986–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Guinea stood at 42.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Guinea peaked at 72.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2014.
That places Guinea 9th out of 134 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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, male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 72.9% | — |
| 1989 | 72.3% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | -3.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 42.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 3.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 42.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.6% | 72.3% | 72.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 56.4% | 72.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 44.9% | 53.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 42.8% | 44.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 6 Central African Republic 45.4% compare
- 7 Ethiopia 44.9% compare
- 8 Honduras 44.0%
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 40.7%
- 11 Mozambique 39.1% compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 37.1% 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, male in Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Guinea was 42.8% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 1986.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Guinea ranks 9th out of 134 countries with data for 2014.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.