Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 28,093 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Guinea-Bissau is 28,093 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 28,093 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,776 number, in 1970.
That places Guinea-Bissau 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,776 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,895 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 9,119 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 9,351 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 9,565 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 9,725 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 9,806 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 9,994 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 10,171 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 10,355 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 10,578 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 10,859 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 11,192 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 11,556 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 11,938 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 12,317 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 12,666 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 13,122 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 13,632 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 14,152 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 14,632 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 15,023 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 15,473 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 15,795 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 16,019 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 16,171 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 16,271 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 16,580 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 16,925 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 17,280 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 17,611 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 17,886 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 18,186 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 18,461 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 18,720 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 18,967 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 19,200 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 19,564 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 19,984 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 20,446 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 20,930 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 22,116 number | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 22,760 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 23,465 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 24,191 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 24,900 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 25,545 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 26,240 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 26,905 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 27,526 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 28,093 number | +2.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 28,093 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 28,093 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,576 number | 8,776 number | 10,355 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,201 number | 10,578 number | 14,152 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,017 number | 14,632 number | 17,280 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,902 number | 17,611 number | 20,446 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,458 number | 20,930 number | 27,526 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,093 number | 28,093 number | 28,093 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, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau was 28,093 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 28,093 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,776 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.