School age population, secondary education, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School age population, secondary education, male was 156,495 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
156,495
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
135th
of 220 countries
All-time high
156,495
in 2025
All-time low
31,214
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 156,495 for school age population, secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 156,495 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31,214, in 1970.
That places Guinea-Bissau 135th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,214 | — |
| 1971 | 32,571 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 33,483 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 34,861 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 36,198 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 36,760 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 37,215 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 37,830 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 38,925 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 40,767 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 41,593 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 42,441 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 43,473 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 44,702 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 46,120 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 47,691 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 49,296 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 50,821 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 52,182 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 53,391 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 54,381 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 55,172 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 56,768 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 58,770 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 61,055 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 63,228 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 65,156 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 67,297 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 69,211 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 70,779 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 72,160 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 73,461 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 74,765 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 76,190 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 77,445 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 78,841 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 80,484 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 82,274 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 84,137 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 86,324 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 88,559 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 110,569 | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 113,310 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 116,109 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 118,923 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 121,937 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 125,051 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 128,185 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 131,554 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 135,052 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 138,821 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 142,408 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 145,862 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 149,395 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 152,968 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 156,495 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,982 | 31,214 | 40,767 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,171 | 41,593 | 53,391 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,182 | 54,381 | 70,779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,608 | 72,160 | 86,324 | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,925 | 88,559 | 135,052 | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,658 | 138,821 | 156,495 | 6 |
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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, secondary education, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Guinea-Bissau was 156,495 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 156,495 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,214 in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release