Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 25.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Equatorial Guinea stood at 25.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 25.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1981.
That places Equatorial Guinea 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.7% | — |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | +1.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 25.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.6%, 27% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 25.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 14.7% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.2% | 25.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 34.83 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 34.4 (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Equatorial Guinea was 25.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1981.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 155th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release