Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 66.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea is 66.4%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 95.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 2011.
That places Equatorial Guinea 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 64.0% | 95.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 58.8% | 66.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
- Primary education, teachers 4,021 (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea was 66.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 2011.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.