Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 17.8% in 2005. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea is 17.8%, measured in 2005.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 25.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1980.
That places Equatorial Guinea 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.7% | — |
| 1976 | 10.9% | -14.8% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | -40.5% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +188.2% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 22.4% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.8% | 21.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,021 (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 13.05 % change on previous year (2012)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 39,596 (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,785 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 17.8% in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2005.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release