Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea
Guinea: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6502 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea stood at 0.6502 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea peaked at 0.6502 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.203 index, in 1981.
Guinea ranks 150th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.203 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2078 index | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2173 index | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2232 index | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2324 index | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2395 index | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2394 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2404 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2356 index | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2364 index | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2347 index | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2411 index | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2498 index | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2636 index | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2781 index | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2836 index | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2845 index | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2842 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2843 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2831 index | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2884 index | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2921 index | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.301 index | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3153 index | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3321 index | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3432 index | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3556 index | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3722 index | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3868 index | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4077 index | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4254 index | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.446 index | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4632 index | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4736 index | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4895 index | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.509 index | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5309 index | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5514 index | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5698 index | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5807 index | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5963 index | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6097 index | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6205 index | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6361 index | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6502 index | +2.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.6502 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.6502 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 69% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2265 index | 0.203 index | 0.2404 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.264 index | 0.2347 index | 0.2845 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.327 index | 0.2831 index | 0.3868 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4867 index | 0.4077 index | 0.5698 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6156 index | 0.5807 index | 0.6502 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 147 Tanzania 0.7667 index compare
- 148 Iraq 0.7627 index compare
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 0.6676 index compare
- 151 Mozambique 0.6371 index compare
- 152 Zimbabwe 0.6357 index compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.629 index 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 (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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea was 0.6502 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6502 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.203 index in 1981.
- How does Guinea rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guinea ranks 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.