School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 313,803 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
313,803 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
129th
of 206 countries
All-time high
313,803 number
in 2020
All-time low
99,760 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau is 313,803 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 313,803 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 99,760 number, in 1970.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99,760 number | — |
| 1971 | 100,883 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 102,657 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 104,747 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 106,787 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 108,424 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 109,357 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 110,362 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 111,170 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 112,128 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 113,627 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 115,938 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 119,349 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 123,549 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 128,132 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 132,704 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 136,869 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 141,262 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 146,203 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 151,592 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 157,118 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 162,470 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 168,337 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 173,831 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 178,548 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 182,282 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 184,774 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 187,709 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 190,965 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 194,612 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 198,423 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 202,177 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 205,966 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 209,876 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 213,656 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 217,089 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 219,927 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 223,027 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 226,542 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 230,551 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 234,983 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 246,318 number | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 252,304 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 259,047 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 266,401 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 274,164 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 282,002 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 290,237 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 298,393 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 306,306 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 313,803 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106,628 number | 99,760 number | 112,128 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,922 number | 113,627 number | 151,592 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 178,065 number | 157,118 number | 194,612 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 214,723 number | 198,423 number | 230,551 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 271,016 number | 234,983 number | 306,306 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 313,803 number | 313,803 number | 313,803 number | 1 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau was 313,803 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 313,803 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,760 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.