Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 47.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea stood at 47.6%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 110.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, 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, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 91.4% | — |
| 1974 | 107.7% | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 110.8% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 107.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 83.7% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.6% | 91.4% | 107.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 108.9% | 107.0% | 110.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 56.2% | 89.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 47.6% | 55.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea was 47.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 110.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release