Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Guinea-Bissau

Primary school enrollment in Guinea-Bissau in 2010 — 71.3%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 129. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 26.6 pp.

2010 71.3% +22.3 pp vs 2000
World rank 119of 129
Period maximum 71.3%2010
Period minimum 39.5%1988

Trend over time

1981–2010 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Guinea-Bissau, 1981–2010304050607080198119841987199019931996199920022005200820101981: 44.7%1982: 53.6%1984: 50.5%1985: 50%1987: 41%1988: 39.5%2000: 49%2010: 71.3%
Change over the period: +26.6 pp Annual average: 0.92 pp

Comparison, 2010

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

Guinea-Bissau 71.3%
World 88.6%
Western Africa computed 65.2%
Primary school enrollment — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 71.3
2000 49
1988 39.5 −1.5 pp
1987 41
1985 50 −0.5 pp
1984 50.5
1982 53.6 +8.9 pp
1981 44.7

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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