Guinea-Bissau: education

What is the literacy rate in Guinea-Bissau?

63.9% of people aged 15 and over in Guinea-Bissau could read and write in 2022, according to the World Bank, which publishes UNESCO Institute for Statistics data. The rate was 54.9% in 2019.

The values come from different household surveys and censuses, which measure literacy in different ways, so part of the change between years can come from method. No current school enrolment figures for Guinea-Bissau were found in the World Bank series after 2010 or on the National Statistics Institute's website, checked on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: World Bank: Adult literacy rate, Guinea-Bissau

What is Guinea-Bissau's literacy rate?

According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the adult literacy rate in Guinea-Bissau was 63.9% in 2022. In 2000 the figure was 41.4%. It is 6th highest of 12 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 62.8%. World rank, highest first: 38th of 44.