Lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 36.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau, 1976–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2010, lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau stood at 36.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 176.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 36.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1976.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 169th 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, total in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.4% | — |
| 1977 | 2.1% | +54.5% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +56.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -29.6% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | +95.8% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -53.1% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | +188.6% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -44.6% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +237.8% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +176.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.4% | 6.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau was 36.3% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1976.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2010.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.0%. 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, total (% 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.