Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 68.33 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau, 1981–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau is 68.33, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 68.33 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.79, in 1981.
That places Guinea-Bissau 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 26.79 | — |
| 1982 | 30.59 | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 30.34 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 30.08 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 30.73 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 29.08 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 27.44 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 27.02 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 41.23 | +52.6% |
| 2010 | 68.33 | +65.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 68.33 is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 68.33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.01 | 26.79 | 30.73 | 8 |
| 2000s | 41.23 | 41.23 | 41.23 | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.33 | 68.33 | 68.33 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 170 British Virgin Islands 70.02 compare
- 171 Chad 69.44 compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 69.2 compare
- 174 Lesotho 68.25 compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 66.29 compare
- 176 Yemen 65.1 compare
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.45 (2010)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,480 (2006)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,234 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,360 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,590 (2010)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,176 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 278,890 (2010)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Guinea-Bissau was 68.33 in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 68.33 in 2010.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.79 in 1981.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2010.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.