Duration of compulsory education (years) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Duration of compulsory education (years) was 6 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2007
All-time low
5 years
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1997.
That places Equatorial Guinea 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education (years) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 years | — |
| 1998 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 6 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10 years, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 6 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8 years, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.3 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 182 Benin 6 years compare
- 182 Cameroon 6 years compare
- 182 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 years compare
- 182 Comoros 6 years compare
- 182 Guinea 6 years compare
- 182 Guyana 6 years compare
- 182 Haiti 6 years compare
- 182 Iraq 6 years compare
- 182 Jamaica 6 years compare
- 182 Liberia 6 years compare
- 182 Malaysia 6 years compare
- 182 Rwanda 6 years compare
- 182 Singapore 6 years compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 6 years compare
- 182 Suriname 6 years compare
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 duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea?
- Duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1997.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release