Population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Population of compulsory school age, female was 218,758 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
218,758 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
126th
of 186 countries
All-time high
218,758 number
in 2019
All-time low
96,165 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820191998: 96.2k number1999: 98.0k number2000: 99.9k number2001: 147.2k number2002: 150.1k number2003: 153.3k number2004: 156.4k number2005: 159.3k number2006: 161.9k number2007: 164.2k number2008: 166.6k number2009: 169.1k number2010: 171.7k number2011: 178.7k number2012: 182.3k number2013: 186.6k number2014: 191.4k number2015: 196.4k number2016: 201.7k number2017: 207.2k number2018: 213.0k number2019: 218.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea-Bissau is 218,758 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 218,758 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96,165 number, in 1998.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 97,066 number 96,165 number 97,967 number 2
2000s 152,788 number 99,867 number 169,069 number 10
2010s 194,766 number 171,727 number 218,758 number 10

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 123 Hong Kong (China) 234,874 number compare
  2. 124 Gabon 226,304 number compare
  3. 125 Georgia 222,866 number compare
  4. 127 Armenia 216,636 number compare
  5. 128 Namibia 203,184 number compare
  6. 129 Moldova, Republic of 201,348 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea-Bissau?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Guinea-Bissau was 218,758 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 218,758 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 96,165 number in 1998.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.