School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.05 years in 2006. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2006, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau stood at 9.05 years. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 9.05 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.94 years, in 1971.
That places Guinea-Bissau 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.94 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.18 years | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 4.63 years | +112.0% |
| 1978 | 4.72 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 4.58 years | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 4.32 years | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 4.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.34 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.13 years | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 4.28 years | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 4.13 years | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 3.76 years | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 3.54 years | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 3.45 years | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 5.73 years | +66.3% |
| 2005 | 8.58 years | +49.6% |
| 2006 | 9.05 years | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.61 years | 1.94 years | 4.72 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.04 years | 3.45 years | 4.37 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.79 years | 5.73 years | 9.05 years | 3 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 134,815 (2010)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year (1998)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0861 units per person (2010)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 144,075 (2010)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year (1998)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.092 units per person (2010)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,176 (2006)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.24 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,371 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (1988)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau was 9.05 years in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.05 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 years in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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 and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.