School life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, primary, male was 7.34 years in 2010. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1971β2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau is 7.34 years, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 7.34 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.44 years, in 1971.
That places Guinea-Bissau 21st out of 209 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.13 years | 2.44 years | 6.33 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.3 years | 3.93 years | 4.83 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.16 years | 3.54 years | 4.91 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.63 years | 5.63 years | 5.63 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.34 years | 7.34 years | 7.34 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.44 years compare
- 19 Uganda 7.4 years compare
- 20 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 7.36 years compare
- 22 South Africa 7.3 years compare
- 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.25 years compare
- 24 Cameroon 7.19 years 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)
- School enrollment, primary 113.4% (2010)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau was 7.34 years in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 years in 1971.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st out of 209 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release