Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 34.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 34.8% for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 58.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 186th out of 190 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 37.3% | 51.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 34.8% | 38.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 183 Eritrea 56.5% compare
- 184 Central African Republic 55.6% compare
- 185 Cape Verde 48.7% compare
- 187 Tokelau 34.1% compare
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo 33.7% compare
- 189 Afghanistan 15.6% compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
- Primary education, teachers 4,021 (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Equatorial Guinea?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Equatorial Guinea was 34.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 186th out of 190 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.