Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 62.8% in 2000. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2000
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2000, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau stood at 62.8%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 62.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1971.
That places Guinea-Bissau 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.3% | — |
| 1972 | 25.3% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 58.5% | +131.0% |
| 1978 | 62.6% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 61.9% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 58.6% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 56.3% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 56.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 55.7% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 54.8% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 53.0% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 47.1% | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 44.3% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | +42.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.7% | 25.3% | 62.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 44.2% | 58.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1781 units per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau was 62.8% in 2000, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2000.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.