Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea
Guinea: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 2.4% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea peaked at 3.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2008.
Guinea ranks 167th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.4% | — |
| 1971 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +28.8% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +220.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 164 Congo 2.5% compare
- 165 Dominican Republic 2.5% compare
- 166 Qatar 2.4% compare
- 168 Turkmenistan 2.3% compare
- 169 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.3% compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 2.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 26.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.253 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 474.93 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 25.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,169 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5,379 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea was 2.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- How does Guinea rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Guinea ranks 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.