Lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 28.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1978–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 28.8% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 204.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 28.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1979.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 175th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.5% | — |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -67.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +37.2% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +127.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -59.4% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +300.2% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +112.3% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +175.9% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +204.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,176 (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.24 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,371 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (1988)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,157 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 43 % change on previous year (1989)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau was 28.8% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1979.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2010.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.