Secondary education, pupils in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Secondary education, pupils was 35.5% in 2000. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2000
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Guinea-Bissau is 35.5%, measured in 2000.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 36.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1979.
That places Guinea-Bissau 200th out of 203 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.2% | — |
| 1972 | 32.9% | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 30.7% | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 23.6% | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 18.6% | -21.2% |
| 1979 | 16.5% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 17.6% | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 19.9% | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 18.9% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 25.7% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 31.8% | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 16.5% | 36.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 16.9% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
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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 secondary education, pupils in Guinea-Bissau?
- Secondary education, pupils in Guinea-Bissau was 35.5% in 2000, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 1971.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1979.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 200th out of 203 countries with data for 2000.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.