Secondary education, duration in Guinea
Guinea: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1998
All-time low
6 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Guinea, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, duration in Guinea is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Guinea peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
Guinea ranks 26th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 26 Albania 7 years compare
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- 26 Benin 7 years compare
- 26 Bermuda 7 years compare
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- 26 Burkina Faso 7 years compare
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- 26 Cameroon 7 years compare
- 26 Central African Republic 7 years compare
- 26 Chad 7 years compare
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- 26 Djibouti 7 years compare
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- 26 Fiji 7 years compare
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- 26 Kyrgyzstan 7 years compare
- 26 Laos 7 years compare
- 26 Liechtenstein 7 years compare
- 26 Luxembourg 7 years compare
- 26 Madagascar 7 years compare
- 26 Malta 7 years compare
- 26 Mauritania 7 years compare
- 26 Mauritius 7 years compare
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- 26 Mongolia 7 years compare
- 26 Nepal 7 years compare
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- 26 New Zealand 7 years compare
- 26 Niger 7 years compare
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- 26 Senegal 7 years compare
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More education data for Guinea
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (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 secondary education, duration in Guinea?
- Secondary education, duration in Guinea was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Guinea rank for secondary education, duration?
- Guinea ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.