Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Guinea
Guinea: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 5.4% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Guinea, 1983–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 5.4% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2011.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Guinea peaked at 13.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2005.
That places Guinea 210th out of 210 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.6% | — |
| 1985 | 6.7% | -30.3% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | +74.4% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -36.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.1% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.8% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 207 Equatorial Guinea 8.4% compare
- 208 Liberia 6.7% compare
- 209 Guinea-Bissau 6.2% 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 percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Guinea?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Guinea was 5.4% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2005.
- How does Guinea rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Guinea ranks 210th out of 210 countries with data for 2011.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. 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 Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release