School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 3.32 years in 2014. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Guinea, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2014, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Guinea stood at 3.32 years. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Guinea peaked at 3.32 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9194 years, in 1991.
That places Guinea 183rd out of 213 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.14 years | — |
| 1980 | 1.35 years | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 1.31 years | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.22 years | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.22 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.24 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.21 years | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9776 years | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.993 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9353 years | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9194 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.07 years | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 1.13 years | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.2 years | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.48 years | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 1.91 years | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 2.19 years | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 2.17 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.5 years | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 2.88 years | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 3.15 years | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 3.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.26 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.32 years | +1.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 3.32 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.05 years, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 3.32 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.29 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 years | 1.14 years | 1.14 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.19 years | 0.9776 years | 1.35 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.12 years | 0.9194 years | 1.48 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.57 years | 1.91 years | 3.17 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.29 years | 3.26 years | 3.32 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, secondary, male in Guinea?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Guinea was 3.32 years in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9194 years in 1991.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Guinea ranks 183rd out of 213 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release