Equatorial Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Equatorial Guinea
55.3%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
18.7%
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2030405060197519972019

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 55.3% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36.6%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 36.1% 45.4% 9.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 38.7% 31.5% 7.2% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 54.2% 21.1% 33.1% 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, Equatorial Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Equatorial Guinea, at 55.3% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Equatorial Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36.6%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 188 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/