School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School enrollment, primary, male was 116.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2010, school enrollment, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau stood at 116.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 116.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1971.
That places Guinea-Bissau 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 40.6% | — |
| 1972 | 40.9% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 48.2% | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 105.5% | +118.9% |
| 1978 | 94.4% | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 83.2% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 78.4% | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 73.8% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 72.1% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 67.6% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 65.9% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 64.4% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 65.6% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 64.7% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 68.8% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 89.8% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 116.4% | +29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.8% | 40.6% | 105.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 69.4% | 64.4% | 78.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 59.0% | 81.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 116.4% | 116.4% | 116.4% | 1 |
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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 enrollment, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau was 116.4% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 116.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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, male (% 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.