Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?

Equatorial Guinea, at 6 years against 6 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?

0 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?

28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Compulsory education, duration

Equatorial Guinea

6 years

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

6 years

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

177th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

177th

Compulsory education, duration over time

Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 177th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th of 197 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5 years	6 years	1 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	5.3 years	6 years	0.7 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—
2020s	6 years	6 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?: Equatorial Guinea, at 6 years against 6 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for compulsory education, duration?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 177th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.