Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 16.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guinea-Bissau, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guinea-Bissau is 16.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 16.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1981.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.5% | — |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 159 Liberia 22.7% compare
- 160 Chad 20.0% compare
- 161 Mozambique 19.4% compare
- 163 Central African Republic 14.0% compare
- 164 South Sudan 13.7% compare
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,371 (2010)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Guinea-Bissau was 16.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1981.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release