Children out of school, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Children out of school, female was 65.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 65.2% for children out of school, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 65.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1994.
That places Equatorial Guinea 3rd out of 177 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 41.8% | — |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +6.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 65.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 11.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 65.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.1%, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 48.1% | 62.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 61.4% | 65.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 1 Somalia 88.8%
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 66.3% compare
- 4 Cape Verde 51.3% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 44.4% compare
- 6 Eritrea 43.5% compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,327 (2005)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,300 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,889 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,707 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,544 (2005)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 93,396 (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0642 units per person (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Children out of school, female in Equatorial Guinea was 65.2% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1994.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for children out of school, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd out of 177 countries with data for 2015.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.