School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9436 GPIA in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau is 0.9436 GPIA, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.9436 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.426 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Guinea-Bissau 193rd out of 215 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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.426 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6523 GPIA | +53.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7725 GPIA | +18.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5593 GPIA | -27.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5199 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.501 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4963 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4798 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4798 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5059 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5133 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5191 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5432 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5384 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5578 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5578 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.563 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5738 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5876 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.587 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5859 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.586 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6752 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9436 GPIA | +39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5718 GPIA | 0.426 GPIA | 0.7725 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.5148 GPIA | 0.4798 GPIA | 0.5578 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5773 GPIA | 0.5578 GPIA | 0.5876 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6752 GPIA | 0.6752 GPIA | 0.6752 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9436 GPIA | 0.9436 GPIA | 0.9436 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 190 Namibia 0.9466 GPIA compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9459 GPIA compare
- 192 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9452 GPIA compare
- 194 French Polynesia 0.943 GPIA compare
- 195 Mozambique 0.9429 GPIA compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9417 GPIA compare
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 113.44 (2010)
- School enrollment, primary 113.4% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau was 0.9436 GPIA in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9436 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.426 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release