School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.02 years in 2020. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guinea, 1971β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 6.02 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 6.02 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.56 years, in 1972.
Guinea ranks 90th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.84 years | 1.56 years | 2.06 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.95 years | 1.82 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 years | 1.98 years | 3.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.55 years | 3.64 years | 5.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.47 years | 5.18 years | 5.7 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.02 years | 6.02 years | 6.02 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
- Primary education, teachers 43,914 (2020)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.13 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.8% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Guinea was 6.02 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 years in 1972.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release