Guinea-Bissau vs High income: School life expectancy, primary, female

Guinea-Bissau
7.08 years
in 2010
High income
5.81 years
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
27th
High income rank
24th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • High income
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 7.08 years against 5.81 years in High income, a difference of 1.27 years.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was High income ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and High income ranks 24th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and High income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau High income Difference Ahead
1970s 2.22 years 5.47 years 3.25 years High income
1980s 2.39 years 5.59 years 3.2 years High income
1990s 2.39 years 5.66 years 3.27 years High income
2000s 3.77 years 5.72 years 1.95 years High income
2010s 7.08 years 5.8 years 1.28 years Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Guinea-Bissau or High income?
Guinea-Bissau, at 7.08 years against 5.81 years in High income as of 2010.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Guinea-Bissau and High income?
1.27 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and High income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Guinea-Bissau and High income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and High income ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.