School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.46 years in 2014. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2014, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea stood at 9.46 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea peaked at 9.46 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.56 years, in 1987.
That places Guinea 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.68 years | — |
| 1981 | 3.97 years | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 3.75 years | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 3.68 years | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.65 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.06 years | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 3.86 years | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 3.56 years | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 3.74 years | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 3.66 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.81 years | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 4.26 years | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 4.52 years | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 5.03 years | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 5.73 years | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 6.34 years | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 7.13 years | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 7.25 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.71 years | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 8.14 years | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 8.43 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 8.63 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.03 years | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 9.46 years | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.68 years | 3.68 years | 3.68 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.78 years | 3.56 years | 4.06 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.5 years | 3.66 years | 5.73 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.66 years | 6.34 years | 8.63 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.24 years | 9.03 years | 9.46 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 175 British Virgin Islands 9.78 years compare
- 176 Ukraine 9.68 years compare
- 177 San Marino 9.55 years compare
- 179 Madagascar 9.4 years compare
- 180 Guatemala 9.2 years compare
- 181 El Salvador 9.16 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 secondary, male in Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea was 9.46 years in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.46 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 years in 1987.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Guinea ranks 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release