Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Guinea
Guinea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 64.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
64.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 206 countries
All-time high
78.8%
in 2000
All-time low
62.5%
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Guinea stood at 64.3%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Guinea peaked at 78.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2019.
Guinea ranks 18th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.8% | — |
| 2001 | 77.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 64.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 64.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 68.9% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 62.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 62.5% | 64.3% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Guinea was 64.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2019.
- How does Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Guinea ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release