Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea
Guinea: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.62 index in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.62 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea peaked at 0.65 index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.31 index, in 1996.
Guinea ranks 94th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.31 index | — |
| 2003 | 0.57 index | +83.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3758 index | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 0.58 index | +54.4% |
| 2014 | 0.65 index | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.62 index | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.31 index | 0.31 index | 0.31 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4729 index | 0.3758 index | 0.57 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6167 index | 0.58 index | 0.65 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 0.77 index compare
- 92 Mali 0.75 index compare
- 93 Niger 0.7 index compare
- 95 Chad 0.59 index compare
- 96 Afghanistan 0.5367 index 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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea was 0.62 index in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 index in 2014.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 index in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guinea ranks 94th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.