Population of compulsory school age, male in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Population of compulsory school age, male was 220,624 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
220,624 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
127th
of 186 countries
All-time high
220,624 number
in 2019
All-time low
94,800 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820191998: 94.8k number1999: 96.6k number2000: 98.6k number2001: 144.8k number2002: 147.1k number2003: 149.7k number2004: 152.3k number2005: 155.0k number2006: 157.7k number2007: 160.4k number2008: 163.3k number2009: 166.5k number2010: 169.8k number2011: 177.9k number2012: 182.1k number2013: 186.8k number2014: 191.9k number2015: 197.3k number2016: 202.7k number2017: 208.5k number2018: 214.6k number2019: 220.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Guinea-Bissau is 220,624 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 220,624 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94,800 number, in 1998.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th 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 95,722 number 94,800 number 96,645 number 2
2000s 149,550 number 98,556 number 166,478 number 10
2010s 195,213 number 169,780 number 220,624 number 10

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 124 Armenia 247,880 number compare
  2. 125 Georgia 245,805 number compare
  3. 126 Gabon 230,145 number compare
  4. 128 Republic of Moldova 214,141 number compare
  5. 129 Namibia 202,665 number compare
  6. 130 Croatia 170,444 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Guinea-Bissau?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Guinea-Bissau was 220,624 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 220,624 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 94,800 number in 1998.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.