Duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Duration of compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
6
in 2007
All-time low
5
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1997.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 182nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 182 Benin 6 compare
- 182 Cameroon 6 compare
- 182 Comoros 6 compare
- 182 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 compare
- 182 Guinea 6 compare
- 182 Guyana 6 compare
- 182 Haiti 6 compare
- 182 Iraq 6 compare
- 182 Jamaica 6 compare
- 182 Liberia 6 compare
- 182 Malaysia 6 compare
- 182 Rwanda 6 compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 6 compare
- 182 Singapore 6 compare
- 182 Suriname 6 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 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1997.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 182nd out of 205 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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