Official entrance age to compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
7
in 1997
All-time low
7
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997β2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea, 1997β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 7 for official entrance age to compulsory education 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, official entrance age to compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 7 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1997.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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- 1 Namibia 7 compare
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- 1 Tajikistan 7 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 7 compare
- 1 Tokelau 5 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 7 compare
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More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,021 (2015)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
- Primary education, teachers 4,021 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Equatorial Guinea was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1997.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1997.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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