Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 41.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 41.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 60.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2012.
That places Guinea-Bissau 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.5% | — |
| 2001 | 58.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | -0.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 41.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 44.0%, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 41.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.2% | 44.0% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 29.9% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 39.3% | 41.5% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea-Bissau?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guinea-Bissau was 41.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2012.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release