Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, 1999–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 2.0% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2013.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2010.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 113.4% (2010)
- Primary education, teachers 5,371 (2010)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.76 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.4% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Guinea-Bissau was 2.0% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2010.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2013.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.