School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 6.89 years in 2000. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2000
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2000, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau stood at 6.89 years. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6.89 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.85 years, in 1971.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 202nd 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, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.85 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 6.53 years | +128.5% |
| 1978 | 6.05 years | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 5.43 years | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 5.13 years | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 5.36 years | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 5.29 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 4.9 years | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 5.28 years | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 4.99 years | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 4.57 years | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 4.38 years | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 4.34 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.89 years | +58.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.75 years | 2.85 years | 6.53 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.91 years | 4.34 years | 5.36 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.89 years | 6.89 years | 6.89 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Guinea-Bissau was 6.89 years in 2000, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 years in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 202nd out of 208 countries with data for 2000.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release