Over-age students, primary in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Over-age students, primary was 34.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Guinea-Bissau, 1981–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Guinea-Bissau is 34.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 34.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1985.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Over-age students, primary in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 27.2% | — |
| 1982 | 10.6% | -61.1% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | +115.7% |
| 1988 | 20.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +51.9% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 9.8% | 27.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over-age students, primary in Guinea-Bissau was 34.3% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1985.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for over-age students, primary?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 (% of 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.