School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 1.71 years in 2006. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, 1971–2006
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.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2735 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.2606 years | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1364 years | -47.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2001 years | +46.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2347 years | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2702 years | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2681 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3178 years | +18.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4181 years | +31.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5195 years | +24.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6363 years | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5477 years | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3509 years | -35.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2871 years | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3206 years | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9993 years | +211.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6 years | +60.2% |
| 2006 | 1.71 years | +6.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.71 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.49 years, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.71 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.01 years, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +211.7% | 0.3206 years | 0.9993 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
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
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.