Compulsory education, duration in Guinea
Guinea: Compulsory education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Guinea, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Guinea is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Guinea peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
Guinea ranks 177th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 177 Benin 6 years compare
- 177 Cameroon 6 years compare
- 177 Comoros 6 years compare
- 177 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 years compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 6 years compare
- 177 Guyana 6 years compare
- 177 Haiti 6 years compare
- 177 Iraq 6 years compare
- 177 Jamaica 6 years compare
- 177 Liberia 6 years compare
- 177 Malaysia 6 years compare
- 177 Rwanda 6 years compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 6 years compare
- 177 Singapore 6 years compare
- 177 Suriname 6 years compare
More education data for Guinea
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2020)
- Primary education, teachers 43,914 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.8% (2020)
- School enrollment, primary, male 108.0% (2020)
- Labor force, female 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 4.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Guinea?
- Compulsory education, duration in Guinea was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Guinea rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Guinea ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.