School life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.48 years in 2020. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea, 1971β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 6.48 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea peaked at 6.48 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.99 years, in 1972.
Guinea ranks 54th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.44 years | 1.99 years | 2.68 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.62 years | 2.44 years | 2.81 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.5 years | 2.72 years | 4.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 years | 4.36 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 years | 5.65 years | 6.14 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.48 years | 6.48 years | 6.48 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, male in Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea was 6.48 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 years in 1972.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Guinea ranks 54th out of 212 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release