School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 0.5717 years in 2014. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guinea, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2014, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guinea stood at 0.5717 years. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 328.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 0.5717 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 years, in 1971.
That places Guinea 160th out of 196 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, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0263 years | — |
| 1975 | 0.1227 years | +366.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1531 years | +24.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1734 years | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2366 years | +36.4% |
| 1979 | 0.245 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2074 years | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1458 years | -29.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1422 years | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1292 years | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1088 years | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0872 years | -19.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0649 years | -25.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0552 years | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0566 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0521 years | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0453 years | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0424 years | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0586 years | +38.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0547 years | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0607 years | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0564 years | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0581 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0611 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1334 years | +118.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1541 years | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3049 years | +97.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4724 years | +55.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5319 years | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4915 years | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5545 years | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5578 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5004 years | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5218 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5717 years | +9.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.5717 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8465 years, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.5717 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5449 years, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +366.0% | 0.0263 years | 0.1227 years |
| 2004 | +118.5% | 0.0611 years | 0.1334 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1595 years | 0.0263 years | 0.245 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1108 years | 0.0552 years | 0.2074 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0544 years | 0.0424 years | 0.0611 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.348 years | 0.1334 years | 0.5319 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5413 years | 0.5004 years | 0.5717 years | 5 |
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, tertiary, both sexes in Guinea?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guinea was 0.5717 years in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5717 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 years in 1971.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release