Primary completion rate, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Primary completion rate, male was 69.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1979–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Guinea-Bissau is 69.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 69.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1988.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 20.5% | — |
| 1980 | 16.3% | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +33.0% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 17.9% | -22.8% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | -24.4% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -33.6% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +353.4% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +92.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 7.9% | 23.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,176 (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.24 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,371 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (1988)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,157 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 43 % change on previous year (1989)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Primary completion rate, male in Guinea-Bissau was 69.4% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1988.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2010.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. 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, male (% 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.