Guinea
Types of HEIs
1 : Université : University
2 : Centre universitaire : University Centre
3 : Institut supérieur : Higher Institute
Pre-Higher Education System
entry:7
exit:12
Primary : Primary School
Length of program:6
Age level from:7
Age level to:12
Certificate/Diploma awarded at end:Certificat d'Etudes primaires élémentaires (CEPE)
First Cycle Secondary : Collège
Length of program:4
Age level from:13
Age level to:16
Certificate/Diploma awarded at end:Brevet d'Etudes du premier Cycle (BEPC)
Second Cycle Secondary : Lycée
Length of program:3
Age level from:17
Age level to:19
Certificate/Diploma awarded at end:Baccalauréat unique
Vocational Secondary : Ecole professionnelle
Length of program:3
Age level from:17
Age level to:20
Certificate/Diploma awarded at end:Brevet d'Etudes professionnelles (BEP)
Primary education lasts for six years leading to the Certificat d'Etudes primaires élémentaires (CEPE). There is an entrance examination to access secondary education. First cycle secondary education lasts for four years and is taken at a Collège. It leads to the Brevet d'Etudes du premier Cycle (BEPC). The second cycle lasts for three years and takes place in a Lycée. It leads to the Baccalauréeat unique that gives access to higher education.Technical and vocational education last for three years in vocational schools and lead to the Brevet d'Etudes professionnelles.
Higher Education System
Higher education is provided by public and private universities and institutes. Higher education institutions are under the responsibility of the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique and follows the three-tier LMD system.
French
Non-university level
Description:National professional schools (A type) train middle-level personnel who have completed Grade 13 and passed an entrance examination. Training lasts for three years and leads to the Brevet de Technicien supérieur.
University level first stage : Licence
Description:The Licence is awarded after three years' study.
University level second stage : Master
Description:A further two years beyond the Licence lead to the Master.
University level third stage : Doctorat
Description:This is the third cycle of higher education. Entry to the course is based on the Master. Students must submit a thesis.
Higher education teachers must hold a Master or a Doctorat.
Bodies
Baccalauréat
Requirement for:Universities
Concours d'Entrée for universities
Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the African States. Arusha, 5 December 1981. (1995)
Revised Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and Other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in African States. Addis Ababa, 12 December 2014. (2019)
Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education. Paris, 25 November 2019. (2023)
Credentials
Baccalauréat
Description:The Baccalauréat is conferred after six years of primary education followed by seven years of secondary education. It is one of the prerequisites for entry to higher education, together with a competitive entrance examination.
Brevet de Technicien supérieur
Description:Professionally-oriented diploma awarded in some institutions after three years' study.
Acronym:BTS
Credential required for entry:Baccalauréat
Licence
Description:The Licence is conferred after three years of study.
Credential required for entry:Baccalauréat
Doctorat en médecine / médicine vétérinaire
Description:Degree obtained in medical and veterinary fields after at least 5 years' study plus internships
Credential required for entry:Baccalauréat
Master
Description:The Master is conferred after two years' study following the Licence.
Credential required for entry:Licence
Doctorat
Description:The Doctorat is conferred after at least three years' research and study following the Master. Candidates must submit a thesis.
Credential required for entry:Master
Data Provided by
From:2016
To:2017
IAU from institutional websites and desk research, 2017. Bodies updated April 2024.
Updated on 25-09-2017