School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 172,182 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
172,182 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
125th
of 206 countries
All-time high
172,182 number
in 2019
All-time low
57,588 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 172,182 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 172,182 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57,588 number, in 1970.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 125th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57,588 number | — |
| 1971 | 58,185 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 59,780 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 61,390 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 62,862 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 64,010 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 64,701 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 66,284 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 67,790 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 69,294 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 70,938 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 72,773 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 74,960 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 77,326 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 79,800 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 82,281 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 84,723 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 87,997 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 91,327 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 94,403 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 96,847 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 98,243 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 100,165 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 101,515 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 102,468 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 103,278 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 104,267 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 106,540 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 108,880 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 111,082 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 112,899 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 114,045 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 115,785 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 117,395 number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 118,910 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 120,382 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 121,896 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 124,566 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 127,506 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 130,601 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 133,728 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 141,550 number | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 145,926 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 150,465 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 154,870 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 158,367 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 161,821 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 165,587 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 169,060 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 172,182 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,188 number | 57,588 number | 69,294 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 81,653 number | 70,938 number | 94,403 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,328 number | 96,847 number | 111,082 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,398 number | 112,899 number | 130,601 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,356 number | 133,728 number | 172,182 number | 10 |
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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 school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau was 172,182 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 172,182 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,588 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.