Guinea Literacy Rate 1996-2023

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.
  • Guinea literacy rate for 2021 was 45.33%, a 5.71% increase from 2018.
  • Guinea literacy rate for 2018 was 39.62%, a 7.61% increase from 2014.
  • Guinea literacy rate for 2014 was 32.00%, a 6.7% increase from 2010.
  • Guinea literacy rate for 2010 was 25.31%, a 4.4% decline from 2003.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Zimbabwe 89.70%
Tanzania 81.80%
Democratic Republic of Congo 80.02%
Uganda 79.00%
Madagascar 77.25%
Rwanda 75.90%
Burundi 74.71%
Nepal 71.15%
Malawi 67.31%
Mozambique 63.42%
Comoros 61.99%
Gambia 58.06%
Senegal 56.30%
Guinea-Bissau 52.89%
Sierra Leone 47.70%
Burkina Faso 46.04%
Benin 45.84%
Guinea 45.33%
Niger 37.34%
Afghanistan 37.27%
Chad 26.76%
Guinea Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2021 45.33% 5.71%
2018 39.62% 7.61%
2014 32.00% 6.70%
2010 25.31% -4.40%
2003 29.70% 9.15%
1996 20.55% 9.15%