School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 57,090 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
57,090 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
132nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
57,090 number
in 2020
All-time low
18,370 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guinea-Bissau stood at 57,090 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 57,090 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18,370 number, in 1970.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 132nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Guinea-Bissau, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 18,370 number
1971 18,601 number +1.3%
1972 19,078 number +2.6%
1973 19,564 number +2.5%
1974 20,011 number +2.3%
1975 20,359 number +1.7%
1976 20,563 number +1.0%
1977 20,989 number +2.1%
1978 21,406 number +2.0%
1979 21,839 number +2.0%
1980 22,339 number +2.3%
1981 22,928 number +2.6%
1982 23,647 number +3.1%
1983 24,416 number +3.3%
1984 25,214 number +3.3%
1985 25,999 number +3.1%
1986 26,749 number +2.9%
1987 27,766 number +3.8%
1988 28,850 number +3.9%
1989 29,907 number +3.7%
1990 30,830 number +3.1%
1991 31,498 number +2.2%
1992 32,263 number +2.4%
1993 32,805 number +1.7%
1994 33,180 number +1.1%
1995 33,441 number +0.8%
1996 33,673 number +0.7%
1997 34,353 number +2.0%
1998 35,086 number +2.1%
1999 35,812 number +2.1%
2000 36,463 number +1.8%
2001 36,957 number +1.4%
2002 37,560 number +1.6%
2003 38,106 number +1.5%
2004 38,606 number +1.3%
2005 39,064 number +1.2%
2006 39,498 number +1.1%
2007 40,275 number +2.0%
2008 41,154 number +2.2%
2009 42,101 number +2.3%
2010 43,085 number +2.3%
2011 45,528 number +5.7%
2012 46,894 number +3.0%
2013 48,357 number +3.1%
2014 49,832 number +3.1%
2015 51,216 number +2.8%
2016 52,394 number +2.3%
2017 53,712 number +2.5%
2018 54,948 number +2.3%
2019 56,079 number +2.1%
2020 57,090 number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20,078 number 18,370 number 21,839 number 10
1980s 25,782 number 22,339 number 29,907 number 10
1990s 33,294 number 30,830 number 35,812 number 10
2000s 38,978 number 36,463 number 42,101 number 10
2010s 50,204 number 43,085 number 56,079 number 10
2020s 57,090 number 57,090 number 57,090 number 1

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 129 Gabon 58,223 number compare
  2. 130 Georgia 57,878 number compare
  3. 131 Denmark 57,678 number compare
  4. 133 Slovakia 56,337 number compare
  5. 134 Botswana 54,555 number compare
  6. 135 Uruguay 47,657 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guinea-Bissau?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guinea-Bissau was 57,090 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 57,090 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 18,370 number in 1970.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/