Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region was 128,846 children in 2015. ▲ Rising
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Equatorial Guinea is 128,846 children, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 153.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 128,846 children in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29,722 children, in 1994.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 51st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29,722 children | — |
| 2000 | 43,364 children | +45.9% |
| 2001 | 42,477 children | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 47,194 children | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 50,901 children | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 88,836 children | +74.5% |
| 2009 | 92,471 children | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 96,571 children | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 99,881 children | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 104,329 children | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 128,846 children | +23.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 128,846 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,241 children, 6.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 128,846 children is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 235,313 children, 55% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,722 children | 29,722 children | 29,722 children | 1 |
| 2000s | 60,874 children | 42,477 children | 92,471 children | 6 |
| 2010s | 107,407 children | 96,571 children | 128,846 children | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 136,027 children compare
- 49 Madagascar 135,621 children compare
- 50 India 134,967 children compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 128,155 children compare
- 53 Canada 127,666 children compare
- 54 Lesotho 124,175 children compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2012)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0327 units per person (2015)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Equatorial Guinea was 128,846 children in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 128,846 children in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,722 children in 1994.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.