Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Guinea-Bissau

Primary completion rate in Guinea-Bissau in 2010 — 62.64%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 136. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 55.39 pp.

2010 62.64% +34.46 pp vs 2000
World rank 115of 136
Period maximum 62.64%2010
Period minimum 5.89%1988

Trend over time

1976–2010 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Guinea-Bissau, 1976–201002040608019761980198419881992199620002004200820101976: 7.26%1979: 14.07%1980: 10.37%1981: 14.71%1982: 15.64%1983: 12.46%1984: 11.76%1987: 8.78%1988: 5.89%2000: 28.19%2010: 62.64%
Change over the period: +55.39 pp Annual average: 1.63 pp

Comparison, 2010

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 62.64%
World 88.52%
Western Africa computed 63.87%
Low-income countries computed 57.97%
Primary completion rate — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 62.64
2000 28.19
1988 5.89 −2.89 pp
1987 8.78
1984 11.76 −0.7 pp
1983 12.46 −3.18 pp
1982 15.64 +0.93 pp
1981 14.71 +4.33 pp
1980 10.37 −3.7 pp
1979 14.07
1976 7.26

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.