Partner since:
Total grant support: US$148,768,319
Grant eligibility:
Partnership compact
Priority: Improve teachers' training for an increased and sustainable performance of the education sector.
Coordinating agency: UNICEF
GPE Team lead: Adria Rakotoarivony
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.
out-of-school rate for children of lower-secondary school age
of children start learning one year before entering primary school
of primary teachers have the minimum required qualifications
of government expenditure on education
(data as of November 17, 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$23,571,699
Grant agent: AFD
