School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9311 GPI in 2010. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2010, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.9311 GPI. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.9311 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4222 GPI, in 1971.
That places Guinea-Bissau 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4222 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6467 GPI | +53.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7671 GPI | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5345 GPI | -30.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4774 GPI | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4557 GPI | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4547 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4611 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4623 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4843 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5016 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5122 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5406 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5378 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5516 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5466 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5507 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5609 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5746 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5741 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5734 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5737 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6668 GPI | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9311 GPI | +39.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5506 GPI | 0.4222 GPI | 0.7671 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.5007 GPI | 0.4547 GPI | 0.5516 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5649 GPI | 0.5466 GPI | 0.5746 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6668 GPI | 0.6668 GPI | 0.6668 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9311 GPI | 0.9311 GPI | 0.9311 GPI | 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 enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau was 0.9311 GPI in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9311 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4222 GPI in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.