Population, ages 12-16, total in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population, ages 12-16, total was 259,549 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-16, total in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 12-16, total in Guinea-Bissau is 259,549, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 259,549 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 116,093, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132,787 | 116,093 | 150,798 | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,657 | 155,626 | 212,042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,842 | 219,279 | 259,549 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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, ages 12-16, total in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in Guinea-Bissau was 259,549 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 259,549 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,093 in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.