School enrollment, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School enrollment, primary, female was 110.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 110.4% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 110.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1971.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.3% | — |
| 1972 | 26.7% | +54.0% |
| 1973 | 37.2% | +39.6% |
| 1976 | 59.0% | +58.5% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 41.7% | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 38.9% | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 36.5% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 34.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 36.6% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 40.4% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 110.4% | +80.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.5% | 17.3% | 59.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 34.9% | 38.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 33.2% | 48.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 110.4% | 110.4% | 110.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 enrollment, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau was 110.4% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 110.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 203 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.