Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
181st
of 214 countries
All-time high
6
in 2007
All-time low
5
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Equatorial Guinea, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Equatorial Guinea is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1997.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.5, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 181 Benin 6 compare
- 181 Cameroon 6 compare
- 181 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6 compare
- 181 Comoros 6 compare
- 181 Guinea 6 compare
- 181 Guyana 6 compare
- 181 Haiti 6 compare
- 181 Iraq 6 compare
- 181 Jamaica 6 compare
- 181 Liberia 6 compare
- 181 Malaysia 6 compare
- 181 Nicaragua 6 compare
- 181 Rwanda 6 compare
- 181 Singapore 6 compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 6 compare
- 181 Suriname 6 compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,327 (2005)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,300 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,889 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,707 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,544 (2005)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 93,396 (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0642 units per person (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Equatorial Guinea was 6 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1997.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release