Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Guinea: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 19.7% (2021), 156th of 176 in the world and 24th of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 100.5% (2020), 94th of 191 in the world and 20th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 59.9% (2020), 159th of 168 in the world and 28th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Guinea in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 19.7%2021 | 156/176 | 24/39 | 4.1%1998 | 12.5% | 17.6% | +4.2 ppsince 2011 | 28.1% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 100.5%2020 | 94/191 | 20/41 | 58.4% | 85.6% | 100.5% | +14.9 ppsince 2010 | 97.1% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 59.9%2020 | 159/168 | 28/36 | 31.9% | 56.1% | 59.9% | +3.7 ppsince 2010 | 68.9% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 38.6%2014 | — | — | 18.5%2001 | 36.7%2011 | · | +13.9 ppsince 2004 | 45.9% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 34.5%2020 | 158/168 | 24/34 | 11.4% | 34.4% | 34.5% | ±0.0 ppsince 2010 | 44.4% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 10.9%2014 | — | — | 1.2%1998 | 10.5% | · | +8.6 ppsince 2004 | 9.3% | 27.4% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 14.7%2020 | 33/178 | 20/38 | 54.1% | 28.1% | 14.7% | −13.4 ppsince 2010 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 39.6%2018 | 137/141 | 38/41 | · | 25.3% | 39.6%2018 | +9.9 ppsince 2003 | 68.7% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 53.9%2018 | 144/148 | 38/42 | · | 31.4% | 53.9%2018 | +8.0 ppsince 2005 | 79.0% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 47.12016 | 9/173 | 8/40 | 45.6 | 42.2 | · | +6.0%since 2006 | 37.4 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 1.7%2023 | 175/184 | 40/43 | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2.4% | −0.9 ppsince 2013 | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 9.2%2025 | 150/179 | 36/42 | 15.2% | 12.4% | 14.3% | −2.4 ppsince 2015 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+4.2 pp19.7% in 2021
- Primary completion+3.7 pp59.9% in 2020
- Secondary enrolment+13.9 pp38.6% in 2014
- Tertiary enrolment+8.6 pp10.9% in 2014
Worse than ten years ago
- Pupils per teacher+6.0%47.1 in 2016
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Guinea and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Guinea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Guinea | Côte d'Ivoire | Mali | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Liberia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 19.7%2021 | 10.7%2022 | 7.6%2020 | 17.6%2021 | 25.0%2021 | 128.5%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 100.5%2020 | 93.3%2024 | 72.8%2023 | 85.3%2024 | 162.1%2024 | 66.6%2022 |
| Primary completion | 59.9%2020 | 80.2%2024 | 48.4%2023 | 62.9%2024 | 99.2%2024 | 57.8%2022 |
| Secondary enrolment | 38.6%2014 | 65.3%2024 | 38.9%2023 | 44.1%2023 | 86.9%2023 | 37.7%2020 |
| Lower secondary completion | 34.5%2020 | 70.8%2024 | 28.1%2023 | 38.7%2024 | 57.1%2021 | 44.5%2022 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 10.9%2014 | 12.3%2024 | 5.1%2015 | 15.3%2024 | — | 10.8%2012 |
| Out-of-school children | 14.7%2020 | 12.6%2024 | 34.0%2023 | 24.5%2024 | 0.9%2015 | 38.3%2022 |
| Adult literacy | 39.6%2018 | 50.0%2021 | 35.6%2024 | 50.4%2023 | 43.6%2019 | 59.4%2010 |
| Youth literacy | 53.9%2018 | 66.8%2021 | 50.3%2024 | 67.4%2023 | 73.0%2019 | 75.1%2013 |