Primary education, teachers in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Primary education, teachers was 21.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers in Guinea-Bissau, 1979–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2010, primary education, teachers in Guinea-Bissau stood at 21.8%.
The figure is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 24.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 196th out of 200 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 23.0% | — |
| 1981 | 24.0% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 23.3% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 23.8% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 22.8% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 21.6% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 24.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,371 (2010)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 113.44 (2010)
- School enrollment, primary 113.4% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Guinea-Bissau?
- Primary education, teachers in Guinea-Bissau was 21.8% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for primary education, teachers?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 196th out of 200 countries with data for 2010.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.