Average years of schooling among adults in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Average years of schooling among adults was 3.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.67 years. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.67 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.15 years, in 2005.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.42 years | 2.15 years | 2.71 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.37 years | 2.86 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 years | 3.67 years | 3.67 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 178 Central African Republic 3.99 years compare
- 179 Sudan 3.96 years compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 3.54 years compare
- 183 Burundi 3.47 years compare
- 184 Benin 3.19 years compare
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 113.4% (2010)
- Primary education, teachers 5,371 (2010)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.76 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.4% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Guinea-Bissau?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Guinea-Bissau was 3.67 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 years in 2005.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.