Girls and boys who are out of school in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Girls and boys who are out of school was 62,954 girls in 2015. ▲ Rising
Girls and boys who are out of school in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
The most recent figure for girls and boys who are out of school in Equatorial Guinea is 62,954 girls, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and up 136.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 62,954 girls in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14,983 girls, in 1994.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14,983 girls | — |
| 2000 | 24,021 girls | +60.3% |
| 2001 | 22,784 girls | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 25,400 girls | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 26,579 girls | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 43,331 girls | +63.0% |
| 2009 | 44,671 girls | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 46,333 girls | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 47,710 girls | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 49,874 girls | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 62,954 girls | +26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,983 girls | 14,983 girls | 14,983 girls | 1 |
| 2000s | 31,131 girls | 22,784 girls | 44,671 girls | 6 |
| 2010s | 51,718 girls | 46,333 girls | 62,954 girls | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 50 Lebanon 71,222 girls compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 69,079 girls compare
- 52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 66,961 girls compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 61,295 girls compare
- 55 Lesotho 60,997 girls compare
- 56 Canada 60,948 girls compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2012)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0327 units per person (2015)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is girls and boys who are out of school in Equatorial Guinea?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Equatorial Guinea was 62,954 girls in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 62,954 girls in 2015.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,983 girls in 1994.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2015.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.9%. 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 Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.