School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.31 years in 2014. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guinea, 1996–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guinea is 8.31 years, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guinea peaked at 8.31 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.68 years, in 1996.
Guinea ranks 142nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.68 years | — |
| 1998 | 5.2 years | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 5.34 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.6 years | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 5.78 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.37 years | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 6.54 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.02 years | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 7.28 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.43 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.57 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.92 years | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.23 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.31 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.07 years | 4.68 years | 5.34 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.78 years | 5.6 years | 7.57 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.15 years | 7.92 years | 8.31 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 139 Jamaica 8.36 years compare
- 140 Mauritania 8.36 years compare
- 141 United Arab Emirates 8.35 years compare
- 143 India 8.27 years compare
- 144 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.27 years compare
- 145 Türkiye 8.26 years compare
More education data for Guinea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,914 (2020)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.47 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guinea was 8.31 years in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.31 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 years in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Guinea ranks 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release