Equatorial Guinea vs Niger: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Equatorial Guinea
47.5%
in 2015
Niger
64.7%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
216th
Niger rank
214th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 64.7% against 47.5% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 216th and Niger ranks 214th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.1% | 12.2% | 76.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 120.5% | 23.0% | 97.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 28.2% | 71.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 44.0% | 26.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 66.2% | 12.9% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Equatorial Guinea or Niger?
- Niger, at 64.7% against 47.5% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Equatorial Guinea and Niger?
- 17.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Niger?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Niger rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 216th and Niger ranks 214th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.