Share of children who have completed primary school in Guinea
Guinea: Share of children who have completed primary school was 61.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who have completed primary school in Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Guinea stood at 61.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Guinea peaked at 61.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1981.
Guinea ranks 149th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.4% | — |
| 1982 | 4.9% | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 61.0% | +2.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 61.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 61.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 9.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 20.5% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 36.2% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 52.3% | 61.0% | 6 |
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Guinea?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Guinea was 61.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1981.
- How does Guinea rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Guinea ranks 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.