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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Guinea-Bissau: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 13.2% (2014). Primary enrolment is 113.4% (2010). Primary completion is 62.6% (2010).
Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Guinea-Bissau in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 13.2%2014 | — | — | 3.7% | 6.7% | · | +9.5 ppsince 2000 | 28.1% | 20.1% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 113.4%2010 | — | — | 75.5% | 113.4% | · | +37.9 ppsince 2000 | 97.1% | 97.6% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 62.6%2010 | — | — | 28.2% | 62.6% | · | +34.5 ppsince 2000 | 68.9% | 62.9% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 34.4%2006 | — | — | 17.9% | · | · | — | 45.9% | 41.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 36.3%2010 | — | — | 13.2% | 36.3% | · | +23.2 ppsince 2000 | 44.4% | 38.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 2.6%2006 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 9.3% | 9.3% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 30.5%2010 | — | — | 50.8% | 30.5% | · | −20.2 ppsince 2000 | — | 24.1% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 63.9%2022 | 123/141 | 25/41 | 41.4% | · | 54.9%2019 | +22.6 ppsince 2000 | 68.7% | 63.6% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 82.2%2022 | 123/148 | 21/42 | 59.5% | · | 75.3%2019 | +22.7 ppsince 2000 | 79.0% | 75.4% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 51.92010 | — | — | 44.1 | 51.9 | · | +18%since 2000 | 37.4 | 39.8 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.0%2013 | — | — | 2.0%1999 | 1.7% | · | ±0.0 ppsince 1999 | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 16.2%2013 | — | — | 16.7%1999 | 9.1% | · | −0.6 ppsince 1999 | 15.4% | 16.7% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+9.5 pp13.2% in 2014
- Primary completion+34.5 pp62.6% in 2010
- Lower secondary completion+23.2 pp36.3% in 2010
- Out-of-school children−20.2 pp30.5% in 2010
Worse than ten years ago
- Pupils per teacher+18%51.9 in 2010
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Guinea-Bissau and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Guinea-Bissau. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Guinea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 13.2%2014 | 17.6%2021 | 19.7%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 113.4%2010 | 85.3%2024 | 100.5%2020 |
| Primary completion | 62.6%2010 | 62.9%2024 | 59.9%2020 |
| Secondary enrolment | 34.4%2006 | 44.1%2023 | 38.6%2014 |
| Lower secondary completion | 36.3%2010 | 38.7%2024 | 34.5%2020 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 2.6%2006 | 15.3%2024 | 10.9%2014 |
| Out-of-school children | 30.5%2010 | 24.5%2024 | 14.7%2020 |
| Adult literacy | 63.9%2022 | 50.4%2023 | 39.6%2018 |
| Youth literacy | 82.2%2022 | 67.4%2023 | 53.9%2018 |