Guinea-Bissau vs Uruguay: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes
Guinea-Bissau
149,543
in 2025
Uruguay
141,477
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
131st
Uruguay rank
134th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Uruguay
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 149,543 against 141,477 in Uruguay, a difference of 8,066.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st and Uruguay ranks 134th of 220 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 | 27,377 | 143,476 | 116,099 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 34,307 | 147,483 | 113,176 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 47,536 | 157,688 | 110,152 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 60,153 | 155,477 | 95,324 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 111,615 | 159,787 | 48,172 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 140,755 | 144,892 | 4,137 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Uruguay?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 149,543 against 141,477 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?
- 8,066, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st and Uruguay ranks 134th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (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