Education in Guinea-Bissau is compulsory from the age of 7 to 13."Guinea-Bissau" . 2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (2002). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. In 1998, the gross primary enrollment rate was 53.5 percent, with higher enrollment ratio for boys (67.7 percent) compared with girls (40 percent).
In 2011 the literacy rate in Guinea-Bissau was estimated at 55.3% (68.9% male, and 42.1% female).
See also List of universities in Guinea-Bissau
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