Guinea-Bissau vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Guinea-Bissau
28,417
in 2025
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
4.99 million
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
129th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
127th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 4.99 million against 28,417 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 4.97 million.
That makes UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's figure about 175.8 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 127th of 222 countries.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,828 | 5.30 million | 5.28 million | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2000s | 19,927 | 5.25 million | 5.23 million | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2010s | 25,477 | 5.13 million | 5.10 million | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 28,086 | 5.04 million | 5.02 million | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, Guinea-Bissau or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, at 4.99 million against 28,417 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between Guinea-Bissau and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 4.97 million, with UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 127th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release