Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea
Guinea: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8565 index in 2020. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.8565 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea peaked at 0.8601 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4476 index, in 1989.
That places Guinea 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4691 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.5696 index | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4674 index | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4647 index | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4602 index | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5131 index | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.533 index | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5204 index | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5352 index | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5072 index | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5004 index | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4918 index | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4874 index | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4673 index | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4694 index | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4487 index | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4515 index | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4476 index | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4508 index | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4638 index | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4715 index | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4762 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4977 index | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5167 index | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5364 index | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5747 index | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5891 index | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6194 index | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6653 index | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7036 index | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7301 index | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7574 index | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7799 index | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8065 index | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8323 index | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8475 index | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8456 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8492 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8317 index | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8601 index | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8506 index | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.851 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8542 index | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8203 index | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8248 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8565 index | +3.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.8565 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.8565 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5036 index | 0.4602 index | 0.5696 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4746 index | 0.4476 index | 0.5072 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5196 index | 0.4508 index | 0.6194 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7817 index | 0.6653 index | 0.8492 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8418 index | 0.8203 index | 0.8601 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8565 index | 0.8565 index | 0.8565 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea was 0.8565 index in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8601 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4476 index in 1989.
- How does Guinea rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guinea ranks 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.