Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Enrolment in primary education, male (number) was 47,541 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 47,541 for enrolment in primary education, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 47,541 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17,709, in 1971.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 157th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17,709 | — |
| 1974 | 19,886 | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 37,496 | +88.6% |
| 1994 | 38,624 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 40,408 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 40,162 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 40,469 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37,461 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 38,892 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 41,686 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 42,203 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 43,294 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 44,020 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 46,725 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 47,541 | +1.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 47,541 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 267,168, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 47,541 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.25 million, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +88.6% | 19,886 | 37,496 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,798 | 17,709 | 19,886 | 2 |
| 1990s | 38,060 | 37,496 | 38,624 | 2 |
| 2000s | 40,183 | 37,461 | 42,203 | 7 |
| 2010s | 45,395 | 43,294 | 47,541 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 enrolment in primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea was 47,541 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47,541 in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,709 in 1971.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 157th out of 216 countries with data for 2015.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release