Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Gabon
6 years
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau
6 years
in 2019
Gabon rank
24th
Guinea-Bissau rank
24th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Gabon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 24th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6.1 years | 0.1 years | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Gabon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gabon, at 6 years against 6 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0 years, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Gabon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Gabon ranks 24th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.