Share of schools with access to electricity in Guinea
Guinea: Share of schools with access to electricity was 18.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Guinea, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of schools with access to electricity in Guinea stood at 18.4%.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Guinea peaked at 22.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2010.
That places Guinea 130th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.4% | — |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +97.6% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +46.9% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +7.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 18.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 22% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 18.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 48% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.7% | 9.4% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 127 Benin 33.7% compare
- 128 Burkina Faso 28.5% compare
- 129 Liberia 24.3% compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 132 Madagascar 11.9% compare
- 133 Burundi 8.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Guinea?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Guinea was 18.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Guinea ranks 130th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).