Guinea-Bissau

Girls in primary school in Guinea-Bissau

Girls in primary school in Guinea-Bissau: 34% in 1985 and 69.5% in 2010, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2010
69.5%
Since 1985
+35.5 percentage points
World, 2010
87.9%
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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Girls in primary school in Guinea-BissauGirls in primary school in Guinea-Bissau: 34% in 1985 and 69.5% in 2010, by Our World in Data estimates. The highest was 69.5% in 2010, the lowest 28.1% in 1988.
Estimates, Our World in DataWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 69.5% in 2010, the lowest 28.1% in 1988.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearGuinea-BissauWorld
2018–88.2
2017–88.2
2016–88.3
2015–88.2
2014–88.3
2013–88.2
2012–88.2
2011–88.1
201069.587.9
2009–87.9
2008–87.6
2007–87.2
2006–86
2005–85.4
2004–84.7
2003–83.5
2002–81.4
2001–81
200040.680.7
1999–79.9
1998–78.9
1997–78.1
1996–77.9
1995–78
1994–78.3
1993–78
1992–77.7
1991–77.8
1990–77.3
1989–77.6
198828.176.6
198729.275.8
1986–75.3
19853474
1980–75.8
1975–72.9
1970–69
1965–66
1960–63.1
1955–57.4
1950–51.4
1945–43.5
1940–40
1935–38.2
1930–36.4
1925–33
1920–30.5
1915–29.2
1910–28.1
1905–25.1
1900–23.3
1895–21.8
1890–20
1885–19
1880–17.2
1875–15.7
1870–13.2
1865–10.6
1860–9.3
1855–8
1850–6.8
1845–5.9
1840–5.2
1835–4.5
1830–4
1825–3.5
1820–3.1

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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