Afghanistan vs Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Afghanistan
52.7%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
62.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 62.0% against 52.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 55.7% | 18.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 64.4% | 25.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 62.8% | 13.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Afghanistan or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 62.0% against 52.7% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
- 9.3%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release