School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 1.71 years in 2006. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2006)
1.71 years
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
191st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.71 years
in 2006
All-time low
0.1364 years
in 1976
Years of data
18
1971–2006

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2006

00.511.51971198820061971: 0.273 years1972: 0.261 years1976: 0.136 years1977: 0.2 years1978: 0.235 years1979: 0.27 years1980: 0.268 years1981: 0.318 years1982: 0.418 years1983: 0.52 years1984: 0.636 years1985: 0.548 years1987: 0.351 years1988: 0.287 years1989: 0.321 years2000: 0.999 years2005: 1.6 years2006: 1.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 1.71 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2006. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.71 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1364 years, in 1976.

That places Guinea-Bissau 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2293 years 0.1364 years 0.2735 years 6
1980s 0.4073 years 0.2681 years 0.6363 years 9
2000s 1.44 years 0.9993 years 1.71 years 3

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 188 Tanzania 1.9 years compare
  2. 189 Mozambique 1.89 years compare
  3. 190 Equatorial Guinea 1.82 years compare
  4. 192 Niger 1.69 years compare
  5. 193 Uganda 1.53 years compare
  6. 194 Chad 1.48 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau was 1.71 years in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 1.71 years in 2006.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1364 years in 1976.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2006.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.