School life expectancy, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.92 years in 2010. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1971β2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau is 6.92 years, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6.92 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.04 years, in 1971.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.31 years | 1.04 years | 3.54 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.21 years | 2.1 years | 2.34 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.4 years | 1.99 years | 2.88 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.8 years | 3.8 years | 3.8 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.92 years | 6.92 years | 6.92 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 113.4% (2010)
- Primary education, teachers 5,371 (2010)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.76 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.4% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Guinea-Bissau was 6.92 years in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 years in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th out of 212 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release