School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) was 10.27 years in 2014. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Guinea, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Guinea is 10.27 years, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Guinea peaked at 10.27 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.67 years, in 1987.
Guinea ranks 155th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.72 years | — |
| 1981 | 4.31 years | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 3.98 years | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 3.9 years | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.22 years | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 4.01 years | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 3.67 years | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 3.84 years | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 3.75 years | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.9 years | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 4.37 years | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 4.62 years | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 5.13 years | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 7.95 years | +54.9% |
| 2005 | 8.4 years | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 8.93 years | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 9.46 years | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 9.87 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.27 years | +4.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 10.27 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.52 years, 89% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 10.27 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.61 years, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +54.9% | 5.13 years | 7.95 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.72 years | 3.72 years | 3.72 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.99 years | 3.67 years | 4.31 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.35 years | 3.75 years | 5.13 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.68 years | 7.95 years | 9.46 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.07 years | 9.87 years | 10.27 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,322 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 256,207 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 103,162 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99,093 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 715,702 (2014)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.11 million (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1576 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Guinea was 10.27 years in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.27 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 years in 1987.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Guinea ranks 155th out of 179 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release