School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Guinea
Guinea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 7.67 years in 2014. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guinea, 1971–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guinea is 7.67 years, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guinea peaked at 7.67 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.46 years, in 1971.
That places Guinea 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.46 years | — |
| 1981 | 1.98 years | +35.5% |
| 1982 | 1.85 years | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.77 years | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.86 years | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.72 years | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 1.52 years | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 1.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.52 years | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.64 years | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 1.87 years | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 2.05 years | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 2.46 years | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 5.18 years | +110.3% |
| 2005 | 5.69 years | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1 years | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 6.65 years | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 7.19 years | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 7.67 years | +6.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 7.67 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 68% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 7.67 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 75% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +110.3% | 2.46 years | 5.18 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 years | 1.46 years | 1.46 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.75 years | 1.52 years | 1.98 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.91 years | 1.52 years | 2.46 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.9 years | 5.18 years | 6.65 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.43 years | 7.19 years | 7.67 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 238,434 (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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guinea was 7.67 years in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 years in 1971.
- How does Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Guinea ranks 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.