School life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, primary, male was 7.69 years in 2010. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2010, school life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau stood at 7.69 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 7.69 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.34 years, in 1972.
That places Guinea-Bissau 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.21 years | 2.34 years | 6.08 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.87 years | 4.04 years | 5.6 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.22 years | 3.55 years | 5.01 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.72 years | 5.72 years | 5.72 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.69 years | 7.69 years | 7.69 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 years compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 7.96 years compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.74 years compare
- 14 Togo 7.69 years compare
- 15 Grenada 7.6 years compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 7.54 years compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Guinea-Bissau was 7.69 years in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 7.69 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 years in 1972.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.