School age population, secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School age population, secondary education, female was 130,573 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 130,573 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 130,573 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38,613 number, in 1970.
That places Guinea-Bissau 135th out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,613 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,014 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 39,053 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 39,123 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 39,330 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 39,589 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 39,876 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 40,208 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 40,324 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 40,272 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 40,191 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 40,162 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 40,318 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 40,834 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 41,726 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 42,953 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 44,499 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 46,057 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 47,768 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 49,539 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 51,353 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 53,170 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 54,959 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 56,875 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 58,972 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 61,246 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 63,725 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 66,099 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 68,327 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 70,312 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 72,115 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 73,757 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 75,201 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 76,808 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 78,621 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 80,554 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 82,553 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 84,151 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 85,662 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 87,049 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 88,356 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 108,447 number | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 109,878 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 111,583 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 113,564 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 115,752 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 118,147 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 120,781 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 123,762 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 127,029 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 130,573 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,540 number | 38,613 number | 40,324 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,405 number | 40,162 number | 49,539 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,504 number | 51,353 number | 70,312 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,647 number | 72,115 number | 87,049 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,730 number | 88,356 number | 127,029 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 130,573 number | 130,573 number | 130,573 number | 1 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Guinea-Bissau was 130,573 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 130,573 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,613 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.