Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Guinea
Guinea: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 9.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Guinea, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 9.3% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 158.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Guinea peaked at 9.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1988.
That places Guinea 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.1% | — |
| 1983 | 3.8% | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -24.2% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +88.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +144.3% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 164 Niger 10.3% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 9.6% compare
- 166 Central African Republic 9.4% compare
- 168 Comoros 8.4% compare
- 169 Chad 7.9% compare
- 170 Mauritania 7.4% 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 tertiary education who are female in Guinea?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Guinea was 9.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1988.
- How does Guinea rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Guinea ranks 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release