School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.6083 years in 2014. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guinea, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.6083 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 343.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Guinea peaked at 0.6083 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0281 years, in 1971.
Guinea ranks 142nd of 183 countries on this measure, 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 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0281 years | — |
| 1975 | 0.1193 years | +324.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1471 years | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1678 years | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2316 years | +38.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2429 years | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2089 years | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1484 years | -29.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1462 years | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1339 years | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1136 years | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0915 years | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0683 years | -25.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0581 years | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0593 years | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0544 years | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0479 years | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0456 years | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0635 years | +39.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0598 years | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0662 years | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0614 years | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0631 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.065 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.137 years | +110.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1538 years | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3078 years | +100.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4767 years | +54.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5379 years | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5028 years | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5728 years | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5815 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5261 years | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5524 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6083 years | +10.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.6083 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.678 years, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.6083 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, 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 | +324.8% | 0.0281 years | 0.1193 years |
| 2004 | +110.8% | 0.065 years | 0.137 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1561 years | 0.0281 years | 0.2429 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1143 years | 0.0581 years | 0.2089 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0585 years | 0.0456 years | 0.0662 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3527 years | 0.137 years | 0.5379 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5682 years | 0.5261 years | 0.6083 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 0.6083 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 0.6083 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0281 years in 1971.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Guinea ranks 142nd out of 183 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 343.9%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.