country profile

Guinea

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income15.10M population

Last updated August 26, 2026

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Critically unprepared

Composite GEFRI Score

Systemwide critical constraints

Guinea shows critically low readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (8th percentile worldwide). Core capabilities are weak across most dimensions, and essential systems face significant constraints.

28.36Composite score
Global percentile
8th
Global rank
#164
Regional rank
#35
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Severely underprepared
Infrastructure
42.27
12th percentileGlobal avg. 70.44
Severely underprepared
Human Capital
30.08
3rd percentileGlobal avg. 66.18
Critically unprepared
Innovation
28.66
16th percentileGlobal avg. 48.64
Critically unprepared
Governance
26.16
16th percentileGlobal avg. 47.07
Critically unprepared
Access & Parity
14.64
10th percentileGlobal avg. 60.85

Country profile

Guinea faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its weakest results are in Infrastructure (42, 12th percentile), Human Capital (30, 3rd percentile), Innovation (29, 16th percentile), GEFRI Composite (28, 8th percentile), Governance (26, 16th percentile) and School Access and Gender Parity (15, 10th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. Limited electricity or internet coverage still constrains classrooms, preventing large-scale digital instruction. Literacy or tertiary enrollment gaps thin the talent pipeline and limit the country’s capacity to develop future-ready skills.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity leans toward boys in secondary pathways, signalling persistent barriers for girls.

Some indicators are imputed, so the profile should be read with moderate caution.

Key insights

Falls below many peers at the 8th percentile.

Places 164th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 35th within Sub-Saharan Africa.

Scores range from Infrastructure (42.3) to Access & Parity (14.6), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Trails regional peers most clearly in Human Capital.

Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
611Mauritius69.13
672South Africa68.78
SeychellesMicrostate64.14
863Botswana63.01
974Namibia59.03
1005Ghana58.00
1156Eswatini49.17
1167Cabo Verde49.06
1238Rwanda44.81
1279Gambia, The43.01
12810Kenya42.93
12911Senegal42.87
13012Gabon42.59
13213Equatorial Guinea41.26
13314Cote d'Ivoire41.19
13915Zambia38.11
14016Lesotho37.98
Sao Tome and PrincipeFCSMicrostate37.69
14117Togo37.61
14418Benin36.56
14519Zimbabwe36.55
14620Tanzania35.55
14721CameroonFCS35.16
14922Mauritania34.17
15023Sierra Leone33.62
15124ComorosFCS33.36
15225Burkina FasoFCS32.56
15326Congo, Rep.FCS32.39
15427Uganda32.27
15528Angola32.18
15729NigeriaFCS31.67
15830MozambiqueFCS30.55
15931MalawiFCS30.35
16032EthiopiaFCS30.26
16133MaliFCS29.69
16234Madagascar29.63
16435Guinea28.36
16536Guinea-BissauFCS28.36
16837Liberia24.94
16938NigerFCS24.54
17039Burundi24.53
17140Congo, Dem. Rep.FCS24.39
17241SudanFCS23.03
17342EritreaFCS21.02
17443ChadFCS20.62
17544Central African RepublicFCS20.44
17645SomaliaFCS20.32
17746South SudanFCS18.91