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

Guinea-Bissau: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 28,324 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
28,324 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
129th
of 202 countries
All-time high
28,324 number
in 2020
All-time low
9,262 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 28,324 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. 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 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 28,324 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,262 number, in 1970.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10,084 number 9,262 number 10,934 number 10
1980s 12,935 number 11,185 number 15,021 number 10
1990s 16,728 number 15,490 number 17,979 number 10
2000s 19,535 number 18,307 number 21,003 number 10
2010s 24,959 number 21,472 number 27,835 number 10
2020s 28,324 number 28,324 number 28,324 number 1

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 126 New Zealand 29,782 number compare
  2. 127 Kuwait 29,777 number compare
  3. 128 Gabon 28,827 number compare
  4. 130 Denmark 28,125 number compare
  5. 131 Hong Kong (China) 27,941 number compare
  6. 132 Georgia 27,933 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guinea-Bissau?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guinea-Bissau was 28,324 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 28,324 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 9,262 number in 1970.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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, female (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, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/