Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 27,696 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau is 27,696 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 27,696 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,942 number, in 1970.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,942 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,061 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 9,266 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 9,472 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 9,664 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 9,821 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 9,923 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 10,062 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 10,217 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 10,395 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 10,612 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 10,877 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 11,257 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 11,642 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 12,032 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 12,414 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 12,775 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 13,242 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 13,764 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 14,297 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 14,794 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 15,204 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 15,658 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 15,981 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 16,205 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 16,361 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 16,472 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 16,769 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 17,104 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 17,453 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 17,790 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 18,082 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 18,423 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 18,714 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18,962 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 19,172 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 19,342 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 19,652 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 20,016 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 20,420 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 20,852 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 21,942 number | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 22,553 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 23,237 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 23,952 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 24,652 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 25,284 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 25,951 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 26,580 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 27,165 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 27,696 number | +2.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 27,696 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 27,696 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,682 number | 8,942 number | 10,395 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,291 number | 10,612 number | 14,297 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,200 number | 14,794 number | 17,453 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,057 number | 17,790 number | 20,420 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,217 number | 20,852 number | 27,165 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,696 number | 27,696 number | 27,696 number | 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau was 27,696 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 27,696 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,942 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.