School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 167,187 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau is 167,187 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 167,187 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60,386 number, in 1970.
That places Guinea-Bissau 144th out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60,386 number | — |
| 1971 | 63,551 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 66,778 number | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 69,681 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 71,730 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 72,883 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 73,027 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72,762 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 72,171 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 71,700 number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 71,515 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 71,777 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 71,714 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 72,079 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 72,729 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 73,597 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 74,592 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 75,378 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 76,674 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 78,553 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 80,967 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 83,926 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 87,077 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 90,369 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 93,680 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 97,051 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 100,426 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 103,347 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 106,602 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 110,329 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 114,526 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 119,275 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 123,710 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 128,053 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 132,101 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 135,941 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 139,563 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 142,774 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 146,029 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 149,464 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 153,064 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 156,862 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 167,187 number | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69,467 number | 60,386 number | 73,027 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,861 number | 71,515 number | 78,553 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,377 number | 80,967 number | 110,329 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,144 number | 114,526 number | 149,464 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,038 number | 153,064 number | 167,187 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau was 167,187 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 167,187 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,386 number in 1970.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.