Literacy rate, adult female in Guinea
Guinea: Literacy rate, adult female was 27.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Guinea, 1996–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 27.7% for literacy rate, adult female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 127.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Guinea peaked at 27.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1996.
That places Guinea 86th out of 89 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, adult female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.7% | — |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +87.3% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +80.1% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +15.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 27.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.4%, 39% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 27.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.2%, 44% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 12.2% | 27.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 83 Burkina Faso 35.7% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 33.9% compare
- 85 Mali 27.7% compare
- 87 Afghanistan 26.6% compare
- 88 Niger 25.7% compare
- 89 Chad 18.6% compare
More gender data for Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,504 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,303 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,303 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 230,106 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 238,434 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 224,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 231,148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 220,197 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Guinea?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Guinea was 27.7% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1996.
- How does Guinea rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Guinea ranks 86th out of 89 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.2%. 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 Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.