School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 68,399 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
68,399 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
139th
of 205 countries
All-time high
68,399 number
in 2020
All-time low
23,600 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau stood at 68,399 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 68,399 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23,600 number, in 1970.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,600 number | — |
| 1971 | 23,607 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23,612 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 23,719 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 23,937 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 24,214 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 24,479 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 24,666 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 24,699 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 24,628 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 24,553 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 24,539 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 24,719 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 25,155 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 25,879 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 26,835 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 27,947 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 28,976 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 30,037 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 31,084 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 32,147 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 33,245 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 34,368 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 35,602 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 36,994 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 38,512 number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 40,110 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 41,532 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 42,754 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 43,708 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 44,537 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 45,383 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 46,253 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 47,263 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 48,397 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 49,598 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 50,814 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 51,758 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 52,601 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 53,300 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 53,945 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 55,561 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 56,371 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 57,390 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 58,576 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 59,849 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 61,186 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 62,688 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 64,444 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 66,379 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 68,399 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,116 number | 23,600 number | 24,699 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,972 number | 24,539 number | 31,084 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,897 number | 32,147 number | 43,708 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,990 number | 44,537 number | 53,300 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,639 number | 53,945 number | 66,379 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,399 number | 68,399 number | 68,399 number | 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau was 68,399 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 68,399 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,600 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.