Teachers in primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Teachers in primary education, male was 4,201 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1979–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 4,201 for teachers in primary education, male in 2010. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4,201 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,217, in 1979.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 113th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2,217 | — |
| 1981 | 2,475 | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 2,541 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 2,561 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2,548 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2,376 | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 2,408 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 2,404 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,716 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 4,201 | +54.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,217 | 2,217 | 2,217 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2,473 | 2,376 | 2,561 | 7 |
| 2000s | 2,716 | 2,716 | 2,716 | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,201 | 4,201 | 4,201 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,170 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,201 (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Guinea-Bissau was 4,201 in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4,201 in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,217 in 1979.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 113th out of 212 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release