School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 261,604 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
261,604 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
136th
of 205 countries
All-time high
261,604 number
in 2020
All-time low
76,249 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau stood at 261,604 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 261,604 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76,249 number, in 1970.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 136th 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, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76,249 number | — |
| 1971 | 77,065 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 77,177 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 77,393 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 77,873 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 78,405 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 78,904 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 79,378 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 79,497 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 79,384 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 79,358 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 79,606 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 79,985 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 81,147 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 83,090 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 85,673 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 88,836 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 91,894 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 95,244 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 98,708 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 102,259 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 105,812 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 109,251 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 112,969 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 117,067 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 121,530 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 126,406 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 130,849 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 135,111 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 138,969 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 142,527 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 145,798 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 148,285 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 151,062 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 154,257 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 157,762 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 161,512 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 164,793 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 168,017 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 171,085 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 174,052 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 214,402 number | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 217,667 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 221,475 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 225,827 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 230,586 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 235,742 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 241,284 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 247,507 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 254,296 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 261,604 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78,132 number | 76,249 number | 79,497 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,354 number | 79,358 number | 98,708 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 120,022 number | 102,259 number | 138,969 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 156,510 number | 142,527 number | 171,085 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 226,284 number | 174,052 number | 254,296 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,604 number | 261,604 number | 261,604 number | 1 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,176 (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.24 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,371 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (1988)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,157 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 43 % change on previous year (1989)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau was 261,604 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 261,604 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,249 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 136th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.