Share of primary school teachers who are women in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 44.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Equatorial Guinea, 1974–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of primary school teachers who are women in Equatorial Guinea stood at 44.4%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 44.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 191st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.2% | — |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +14.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 44.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 44.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 26.6% | 28.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 23.7% | 39.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 35.8% | 44.4% | 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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Equatorial Guinea was 44.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 191st out of 212 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.