Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea
Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 24.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea, 1986–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea stood at 24.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea peaked at 69.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2014.
That places Guinea 24th out of 169 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 68.7% | — |
| 1989 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -15.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 24.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 24.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.8% | 68.7% | 68.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 51.7% | 69.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 35.5% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.4% | 28.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 21 Lebanon 26.7% compare
- 22 Kuwait 26.6% compare
- 23 Comoros 25.2%
- 25 Micronesia, Federated States of 24.1%
- 26 Gambia 23.7% compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.7% 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Guinea was 24.4% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Guinea ranks 24th out of 169 countries with data for 2014.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release