Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guinea
Guinea: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 100.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guinea, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guinea stood at 100.5%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guinea peaked at 100.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1972.
That places Guinea 111th out of 217 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31.1% | — |
| 1972 | 26.1% | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 29.7% | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 29.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 29.0% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 32.2% | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 33.1% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 34.3% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 33.4% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 31.7% | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 29.8% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 31.9% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 30.4% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 31.7% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 34.6% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 47.4% | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 100.5% | +7.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 100.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 100.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.6% | 26.1% | 34.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 29.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 32.3% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 58.4% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 85.6% | 95.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.5% | 100.5% | 100.5% | 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guinea?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guinea was 100.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1972.
- How does Guinea rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Guinea ranks 111th out of 217 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.