Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.0416 units per square kilometre in 2010. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1979–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0416 units per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2010. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0416 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 units per square kilometre, in 1979.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +69.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0416 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1042 units per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0416 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.131 units per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 176 Djibouti 0.0442 units per square kilometre compare
- 177 Eritrea 0.0437 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Turkmenistan 0.043 units per square kilometre
- 180 Congo 0.0415 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Kazakhstan 0.0383 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Angola 0.0381 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,480 (2006)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,234 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,360 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,590 (2010)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,176 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 278,890 (2010)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1781 units per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0416 units per square kilometre in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0416 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 units per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.