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 112th out of 117 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.
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
- 109 Benin 33.7% compare
- 110 Burkina Faso 31.1% compare
- 111 Liberia 24.3% compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 15.2% compare
- 114 Madagascar 11.9% compare
- 115 Burundi 8.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2016)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2016)
- Ores and metals exports 25.8% (2016)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.5% (2016)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 72.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2023)
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 112th out of 117 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 (%)