School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, tertiary, 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 159th out of 194 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.
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
- 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, 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 159th out of 194 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release