Guinea vs South Africa

Guinea vs South Africa: Learning-adjusted schooling

Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.6 years in Guinea and 5.6 years in South Africa, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in South Africa, by 1 years, or 1.23 times that in Guinea.

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Change since 2017, years · World Bank

Guinea vs South Africa: Learning-adjusted schoolingLearning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.6 years in Guinea and 5.6 years in South Africa, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in South Africa, by 1 years, or 1.23 times that in Guinea.
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Latest figures

years · World Bank

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Guinea4.6 2020—155 of 174
South Africa5.6 20206.2138 of 174

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
  • In 2020, Guinea ranked 155 and South Africa ranked 138 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

years · World Bank

YearGuineaSouth Africa
20204.65.6
20184.65.6
20174.55.1
2010–6.2

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
  • Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.

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