Guinea-Bissau
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
32% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
313,803 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
261,604 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
24%
Source: UNSDG, 2014
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
105
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
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
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
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
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 26%
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Male 32%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
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Female 14%
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Male 20%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
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Female 5%
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Male 9%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 27%
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Male 28%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
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 30%
-
Male 22%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Community Empowerment Program
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Guinea-Bissau: The Quality Education for All Project
Project/Program
Peace and Security Project
Project/Program
Reinforcement of Parental Practices
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