What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?

24,734 number, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Uruguay: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Guinea-Bissau

261,604 number

in 2020

Uruguay

286,338 number

in 2020

Guinea-Bissau rank

136th

Uruguay rank

134th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

Guinea-Bissau
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 286,338 number against 261,604 number in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 24,734 number.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 136th and Uruguay ranks 134th of 205 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	78,132 number	295,441 number	217,308 number	Uruguay
1980s	86,354 number	299,709 number	213,355 number	Uruguay
1990s	120,022 number	320,159 number	200,136 number	Uruguay
2000s	156,510 number	316,621 number	160,111 number	Uruguay
2010s	226,284 number	304,137 number	77,853 number	Uruguay
2020s	261,604 number	286,338 number	24,734 number	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 286,338 number against 261,604 number in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?: 24,734 number, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 136th and Uruguay ranks 134th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.