Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Equatorial Guinea

34.4%

in 2015

Somalia

14.7%

in 1980

Equatorial Guinea rank

207th

Somalia rank

209th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 34.4% against 14.7% in Somalia, a difference of 19.7%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.3 times Somalia's.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 207th and Somalia ranks 209th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.