Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 25,413 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Equatorial Guinea is 25,413, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 25,413 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12,709, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 67th out of 180 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,709 | — |
| 2003 | 21,192 | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 19,121 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 20,038 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 25,413 | +26.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 25,413 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,627, 2.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 25,413 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97,400, 26% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,950 | 12,709 | 21,192 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21,524 | 19,121 | 25,413 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Equatorial Guinea?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Equatorial Guinea was 25,413 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25,413 in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,709 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 67th out of 180 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release