Primary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Primary completion rate, female was 55.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1979–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2010, primary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau stood at 55.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 174.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 55.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1988.
That places Guinea-Bissau 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.0% | — |
| 1980 | 3.9% | -44.2% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +83.9% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | -30.9% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | +425.6% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +174.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 3.9% | 7.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 1 |
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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 primary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- Primary completion rate, female in Guinea-Bissau was 55.8% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1988.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2010.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.