Guinea-Bissau
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
33% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
334,105 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
294,342 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
26%
Source: UNSDG , 2019
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
84
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2017
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
No data available
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
No data available
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2013
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 30%
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Male 18%
Female: ILO, 2018
Male: ILO, 2018
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 25%
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Male 29%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school age
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Female 16%
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Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Upper secondary school age
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Female 8%
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Male 14%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 26%
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Male 29%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school
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Female 19%
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Male 16%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school
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Female 36%
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Male 28%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
1
No protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
2
Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Community Empowerment Program
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Project/Program
Peace and Security Project
Project/Program
Reinforcement of Parental Practices
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Scholarships For African students.
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Scholarships For African students.
Project/Program
Schools for Africa
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
The Quality Education for All Project in Guinea Bissau
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Guinea-Bissau: The Quality Education for All Project
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top