Primary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Primary completion rate, total was 62.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau, 1976–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau is 62.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 122.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 62.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1988.
That places Guinea-Bissau 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.3% | — |
| 1979 | 14.1% | +93.9% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | -26.3% |
| 1981 | 14.7% | +41.8% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | -20.3% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | -25.4% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +378.7% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | +122.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 7.3% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 5.9% | 15.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Guinea-Bissau
- Net ODA received per capita 87.73 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual 26.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 6,718 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 87.73 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) 19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 6,718 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.091 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 87.73 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 87.73 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau?
- Primary completion rate, total in Guinea-Bissau was 62.6% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1988.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2010.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.