Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 12.49 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 12.49 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 12.49 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 127th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1 | — |
| 2001 | 6.4 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.71 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 7.01 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 7.31 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 7.62 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 7.92 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 8.23 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.53 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.84 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 9.14 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 9.45 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.75 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 10.05 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10.36 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.66 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 10.97 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.27 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.58 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.88 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.19 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 12.49 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 12.49 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.49 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.47 | 6.1 | 8.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.51 | 9.14 | 11.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.42 | 12.19 | 12.49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,021 (2015)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 47.55 (2015)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Equatorial Guinea was 12.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.49 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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