Repeaters, primary, total in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Repeaters, primary, total was 14.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Guinea-Bissau, 1979–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, total in Guinea-Bissau is 14.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 41.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2010.
That places Guinea-Bissau 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 29.8% | — |
| 1980 | 31.8% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 28.9% | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 40.9% | +36.3% |
| 1988 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -42.9% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -33.0% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 28.9% | 41.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 14.2% | 24.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Guinea-Bissau?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Guinea-Bissau was 14.1% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2010.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2010.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.