Which has higher population by level of education, Guinea-Bissau or Guyana?

Guinea-Bissau, at 187,400 people against 172,300 people in Guyana as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by level of education between Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?

15,100 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Guyana: Population by level of education

Guinea-Bissau

187,400 people

in 2100

Guyana

172,300 people

in 2100

Guinea-Bissau rank

177th

Guyana rank

180th

Population by level of education over time

Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 187,400 people against 172,300 people in Guyana, a difference of 15,100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 177th and Guyana ranks 180th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	50 people	4,450 people	4,400 people	Guyana
1960s	400 people	9,500 people	9,100 people	Guyana
1970s	950 people	17,400 people	16,450 people	Guyana
1980s	2,950 people	25,250 people	22,300 people	Guyana
1990s	5,200 people	30,750 people	25,550 people	Guyana
2000s	7,750 people	40,100 people	32,350 people	Guyana
2010s	11,650 people	46,450 people	34,800 people	Guyana
2020s	15,600 people	59,950 people	44,350 people	Guyana
2030s	21,850 people	77,450 people	55,600 people	Guyana
2040s	32,750 people	94,350 people	61,600 people	Guyana
2050s	48,850 people	110,350 people	61,500 people	Guyana
2060s	70,450 people	123,600 people	53,150 people	Guyana
2070s	97,250 people	135,900 people	38,650 people	Guyana
2080s	128,300 people	148,500 people	20,200 people	Guyana
2090s	161,950 people	161,800 people	150 people	Guinea-Bissau
2100s	187,400 people	172,300 people	15,100 people	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Guinea-Bissau or Guyana?: Guinea-Bissau, at 187,400 people against 172,300 people in Guyana as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?: 15,100 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Guyana rank globally for population by level of education?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 177th and Guyana ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by level of education
Unit: people
Source: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.