country profile

Guinea

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income15.10M population

Last updated July 1, 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 (7th percentile worldwide). Core capabilities are weak across most dimensions, and essential systems face significant constraints.

22.71Composite score
Global percentile
7th
Global rank
#165
Regional rank
#35
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Critically unprepared
Infrastructure
28.62
12th percentileGlobal avg. 54.95
Critically unprepared
Human Capital
18.67
3rd percentileGlobal avg. 47.14
Severely underprepared
Innovation
33.66
25th percentileGlobal avg. 45.34
Critically unprepared
Governance
27.61
16th percentileGlobal avg. 47.93
Critically unprepared
Access & Parity
5.00
12th percentileGlobal avg. 49.93

Country profile

Guinea faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its weakest results are in Innovation (34, 25th percentile), Infrastructure (29, 12th percentile), Governance (28, 16th percentile), GEFRI Composite (23, 7th percentile), Human Capital (19, 3rd percentile) and School Access and Gender Parity (5, 12th 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 7th percentile.

Places 165th worldwide.

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

Scores range from Innovation (33.7) to Access & Parity (5.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Trails regional peers most clearly in Human Capital.

Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
691South Africa57.43
742Mauritius55.93
SeychellesMicrostate54.88
823Botswana53.64
1024Ghana47.60
1095Namibia44.21
1146Cabo Verde39.97
1177Eswatini38.09
1248Senegal35.60
1259Equatorial Guinea35.44
12610Gabon34.74
12811Rwanda34.23
13312Kenya32.80
13513Gambia, The32.06
13614Cote d'Ivoire31.95
Sao Tome and PrincipeFCSMicrostate31.67
13815Lesotho31.49
14116ZimbabweFCS29.85
14217Tanzania29.40
14318Benin29.37
14519Togo28.97
14620CameroonFCS28.60
14721Zambia27.79
14822Mauritania27.70
15023Angola26.28
15224Congo, Rep.FCS25.75
15425EthiopiaFCS25.47
15526ComorosFCS25.38
15627Uganda24.64
15728NigeriaFCS24.56
15829MozambiqueFCS24.51
15930Sierra Leone24.42
16031Madagascar24.10
16132Burkina FasoFCS23.55
16233Malawi23.48
16334MaliFCS23.18
16535Guinea22.71
16636Liberia22.35
16737NigerFCS20.38
16838SudanFCS20.16
16939BurundiFCS19.25
17040EritreaFCS18.96
17141Guinea-BissauFCS18.88
17242Congo, Dem. Rep.FCS18.08
17443ChadFCS16.93
17544SomaliaFCS16.04
17645South SudanFCS15.61
17746Central African RepublicFCS15.01