Years of schooling in Guinea
Guinea: Years of schooling was 2.49 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Years of schooling in Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Guinea is 2.49, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Guinea peaked at 3.03 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.31, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 187th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.31 | — |
| 1991 | 1.33 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.34 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.35 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.36 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.38 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.42 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.44 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.46 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.47 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.51 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.54 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.55 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.57 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.58 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.65 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.87 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.45 | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 3.03 | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 2.58 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 2.13 | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 2.24 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.36 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.49 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.49 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.49 | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.49 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.49 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.96, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Years of schooling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +31.1% | 1.87 | 2.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.44 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 1.58 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 | 2.36 | 2.49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.94 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 85.27 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Guinea?
- Years of schooling in Guinea was 2.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 in 2016.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for years of schooling?
- Guinea ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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