During class in a school in Kankan city, Guinea. Credit: World Bank / Vincent Tremeau

Partner since:

Total grant support: US$148,768,319

Grant eligibility:

  • Multiplier
  • Girls' Education Accelerator
  • System capacity
  • System transformation

Partnership compact

Priority: Improve teachers' training for an increased and sustainable performance of the education sector.

Other key documents

Transforming education in Guinea

Guinea has increased access to education, but persistent challenges include the low primary completion rate (66% in 2020), inequalities between girls and boys, lack of trained teachers, and high repetition and dropout rates. By the end of primary school, 55% of students lack minimum proficiency in reading and 43% in math (PASEC 2019).

Guinea’s Partnership Compact marks the country’s commitment to deliver quality education to all children.

The government is working with GPE and other partners to improve teachers' training for an increased and sustainable performance of the education sector.

The reform includes aligning the teacher recruitment system, teacher training (from preschool onwards), and allocation of teachers with national standards.

Guinea also aims to attract and retain more teachers by upgrading the status of the profession, for example, with better remuneration and benefits.

Improvements to the learning environment will include updated teaching and learning materials and measures to address gender-based violence. A focus on promoting girls’ education and supporting vulnerable students aims to address systemic inequalities.

Result story

In Guinea, renovated schools and school meals are enhancing learning

Guinea’s strategy for limiting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its education system is bearing fruit. The country is digitizing learning, building and rehabilitating classrooms, distributing school meals, collecting reliable data, and ensuring synergy with the actions of its partners.

Key data

47%

out-of-school rate for children of lower-secondary school age

49%

of children start learning one year before entering primary school

69%

of primary teachers have the minimum required qualifications

12%

of government expenditure on education

Grants

(data as of December 13, 2024)

 
  • Type: System capacity

    Years: 2024 - 2026

    Allocation: US$316,341

    Utilization: 0

    Grant agent: UNICEF

  • Type: Program development

    Years: 2024 - 2025

    Allocation: US$199,999

    Utilization: 0

    Grant agent: AFD

  • Type: Program development

    Years: 2024 - 2025

    Allocation: US$250,000

    Utilization: 0

    Grant agent: WB

  • Type: Program implementation

    Years: 2020 - 2026

    Allocation: US$37,899,994

    Utilization: US$23,590,644

    Grant agent: AFD

Civil society engagement

  • Education Out Loud supports the Coalition Nationale de Guinée pour l'Education Pour Tous (CNG/EPT) for the 2024-2026 period.

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