Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 10.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 10.64 years for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 10.64 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.61 years, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.61 years | — |
| 1991 | 6.73 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 6.86 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 6.99 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 7.11 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 7.25 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 7.38 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.52 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.66 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 7.8 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.94 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.24 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.39 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.54 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.7 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.13 years | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 9.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.33 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.43 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.73 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.93 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.23 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.43 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.64 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.64 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.19 years | 6.61 years | 7.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7 years | 7.94 years | 9.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 years | 9.53 years | 10.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.61 years | 10.53 years | 10.64 years | 4 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,623 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,950 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,170 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,201 (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea-Bissau was 10.64 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 10.64 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 years in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.