School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.551 GPIA in 2000. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2000
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau is 0.551 GPIA, measured in 2000.
That represents a change of up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.5614 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2004 GPIA, in 1979.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5614 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.483 GPIA | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4206 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2958 GPIA | -29.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2239 GPIA | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2004 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2109 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2276 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2044 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.262 GPIA | +28.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2234 GPIA | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2825 GPIA | +26.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3394 GPIA | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3447 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4563 GPIA | +32.4% |
| 2000 | 0.551 GPIA | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3642 GPIA | 0.2004 GPIA | 0.5614 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2835 GPIA | 0.2044 GPIA | 0.4563 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.551 GPIA | 0.551 GPIA | 0.551 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 210 Guinea 0.6546 GPIA compare
- 211 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6334 GPIA compare
- 212 Afghanistan 0.6156 GPIA compare
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Guinea-Bissau was 0.551 GPIA in 2000, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5614 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2004 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th out of 213 countries with data for 2000.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release