Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Guinea
Guinea: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 22.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Guinea, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 22.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Guinea peaked at 55.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2020.
Guinea ranks 35th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.4% | — |
| 2002 | 50.9% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 47.1% | 53.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 29.1% | 36.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Guinea?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Guinea was 22.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Guinea ranks 35th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release