School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 4.49 years in 2000. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2000
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 4.49 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2000. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.49 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.27 years, in 1971.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 206th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.27 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.8 years | +41.3% |
| 1976 | 3.62 years | +101.9% |
| 1978 | 3.03 years | -16.3% |
| 1979 | 2.59 years | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 2.43 years | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 2.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.35 years | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 2.29 years | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.41 years | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 2.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.38 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 2.28 years | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.38 years | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 4.49 years | +88.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.46 years | 1.27 years | 3.62 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.37 years | 2.28 years | 2.44 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.49 years | 4.49 years | 4.49 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 203 Central African Republic 5.88 years compare
- 204 Djibouti 5.74 years compare
- 205 Niger 5.13 years compare
- 207 Equatorial Guinea 4.48 years compare
- 208 Somalia 0.9798 years compare
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guinea-Bissau was 4.49 years in 2000, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 years in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2000.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release