Languages:
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.4% male: 58.1% female: 27.4% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 5 years male: 7 years female: 4 years (2001)
Education expenditures:
5.2% of GDP (1999)
Government
Guinea-Bissau
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