187. According to the most recent data, the primary completion rate is around 64%,
below the average figure for Africa of around 68.1%, and the completion rate for boys
and girls is 71% and 57%, respectively.
188. The pupil-teacher ratio of the primary school, was estimated at 52: 1 during the
period 2006-2011, which is higher than both the internationally recommended levels,
"the maximum is 40: 1" and the average of Africa is 38: 1.
189. Many school infrastructures, are precarious and do not meet the universal
minimum standards and continue to be part of the main constraints of the educational
system.
190. According to the data collected by the Rights Observatory, at an average
distance which separates students from the school network, it is 2.2 km by 2014,
with serious fluctuations for regions such as Bafatá up to 6 km of an average
distance, Gabú and Autonomous sector of Bissau with distance of 1 km, while Oio
and Biombo regions, have an average of 3 and 2 km, respectively.
191. These facts, together with the disruptions and interruptions caused by
Successive teacher strikes, are one of the main problems of the Guinean educational
system.
192. It appears that education, is not a priority for the state of Guinea-Bissau, since
the level of investment in this sector is around 13% of the State Budget, contrary to
the average for countries with the same level of development, which stands at
23.6%.
193. The country does not yet have the national policy for early childhood or
program and curriculum. Early childhood services are not available in rural areas or
when they are available, they do not have qualified teachers, adequate facilities or
required materials and equipment.
194. The Education for All (EPT) commitments. undertaken in Dakar (2000) by
several National States, including Guinea-Bissau, require concrete corrective
measures to ensure that these rights are fulfilled at all levels, including access to
quality of education, enhancement of the education professional and nondiscrimination in access to education.
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