Over-age students, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Over-age students, primary, male was 35.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1981–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 35.0% for over-age students, primary, male in 2010. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 35.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1985.
That places Guinea-Bissau 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
Over-age students, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 29.4% | — |
| 1982 | 11.6% | -60.6% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | +115.2% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +54.6% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.5% | 10.2% | 29.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 33.6% | 33.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 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 over-age students, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau was 35.0% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1985.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.