Population, age 16, total in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population, age 16, total was 48,043 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, total in Guinea-Bissau stood at 48,043. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 48,043 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22,049, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,854 | 22,049 | 27,980 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,701 | 28,851 | 39,125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,738 | 40,494 | 48,043 | 5 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population ages 0-14 38.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 113.4% (2010)
- Primary education, teachers 5,371 (2010)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.76 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.4% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population, age 16, total in Guinea-Bissau was 48,043 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 48,043 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,049 in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population, age 16, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.