School age population, primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School age population, primary education, female was 156,027 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 156,027 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 156,027 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,423 number, in 1970.
That places Guinea-Bissau 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,423 number | — |
| 1971 | 50,974 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 51,825 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 52,811 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 53,781 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 54,590 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 55,111 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 55,516 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 55,854 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 56,281 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 56,961 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 58,015 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 59,829 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 61,981 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 64,283 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 66,572 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 68,685 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 70,932 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 73,454 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 76,202 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 79,020 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 81,756 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 84,732 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 87,510 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 89,893 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 91,785 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 93,066 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 94,550 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 96,165 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 97,967 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 99,867 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 101,778 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 103,891 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 106,019 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 108,008 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 109,728 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 111,043 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 112,426 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 113,980 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 115,769 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 117,782 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 123,089 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 125,942 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 129,196 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 132,783 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 136,598 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 140,464 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 144,521 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 148,516 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 152,379 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 156,027 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,717 number | 50,423 number | 56,281 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,691 number | 56,961 number | 76,202 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,644 number | 79,020 number | 97,967 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,251 number | 99,867 number | 115,769 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,127 number | 117,782 number | 152,379 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,027 number | 156,027 number | 156,027 number | 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 school age population, primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- School age population, primary education, female in Guinea-Bissau was 156,027 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 156,027 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,423 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.