School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.01 years in 2014. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guinea, 1971–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2014, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guinea stood at 9.01 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 9.01 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.59 years, in 1971.
That places Guinea 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.59 years | — |
| 1977 | 3.01 years | +16.5% |
| 1978 | 3.21 years | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 3.3 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 3.23 years | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.01 years | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 2.94 years | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 2.9 years | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.14 years | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 2.95 years | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 2.67 years | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 2.74 years | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 2.66 years | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 2.81 years | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 3.16 years | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 3.38 years | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 3.84 years | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 6.61 years | +72.2% |
| 2005 | 7.09 years | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 7.56 years | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.13 years | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 8.57 years | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 8.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.01 years | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.03 years | 2.59 years | 3.3 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.95 years | 2.67 years | 3.23 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.17 years | 2.66 years | 3.84 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.35 years | 6.61 years | 8.13 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.71 years | 8.56 years | 9.01 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guinea was 9.01 years in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.01 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 years in 1971.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.