School age population, primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School age population, primary education, male was 157,776 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 157,776 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 157,776 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49,337 number, in 1970.
That places Guinea-Bissau 129th 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, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49,337 number | — |
| 1971 | 49,909 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 50,832 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 51,936 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 53,006 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 53,834 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 54,246 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 54,846 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 55,316 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 55,847 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 56,666 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 57,923 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 59,520 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 61,568 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 63,849 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 66,132 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 68,184 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 70,330 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 72,749 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 75,390 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 78,098 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 80,714 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 83,605 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 86,321 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 88,655 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 90,497 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 91,708 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 93,159 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 94,800 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 96,645 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 98,556 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 100,399 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 102,075 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 103,857 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 105,648 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 107,361 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 108,884 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 110,601 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 112,562 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 114,782 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 117,201 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 123,229 number | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 126,362 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 129,851 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 133,618 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 137,566 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 141,538 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 145,716 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 149,877 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 153,927 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 157,776 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,911 number | 49,337 number | 55,847 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,231 number | 56,666 number | 75,390 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,420 number | 78,098 number | 96,645 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,472 number | 98,556 number | 114,782 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,888 number | 117,201 number | 153,927 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,776 number | 157,776 number | 157,776 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, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- School age population, primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau was 157,776 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 157,776 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,337 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.