Tertiary education, academic staff in Guinea
Guinea: Tertiary education, academic staff was 9.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Guinea, 1981–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, tertiary education, academic staff in Guinea stood at 9.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 158.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Guinea peaked at 9.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1988.
That places Guinea 165th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.1% | — |
| 1983 | 3.8% | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -24.2% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +88.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +144.3% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 162 Niger 10.3% compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 9.6% compare
- 164 Central African Republic 9.4% compare
- 166 Comoros 8.4% compare
- 167 Chad 7.9% compare
- 168 Mauritania 7.4% compare
More education data for Guinea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,914 (2020)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.47 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Guinea?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Guinea was 9.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1988.
- How does Guinea rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Guinea ranks 165th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.