Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 47.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea stood at 47.5%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 104.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 71.1% | — |
| 1974 | 86.3% | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 104.9% | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 103.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | -29.0% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.7% | 71.1% | 86.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 104.3% | 103.7% | 104.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 56.4% | 80.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 47.5% | 56.6% | 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 47.55 (2015)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea was 47.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 104.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release