Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.01 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
73rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.22 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.9805 modelled data
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.01 modelled data.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.22 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9805 modelled data, in 2017.
That places Equatorial Guinea 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.22 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.18 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.13 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.09 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.07 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9922 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9861 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9862 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9817 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9805 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9822 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9911 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9985 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9258 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9392 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.22 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9935 modelled data | 0.9805 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.9985 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 70 Mozambique 1.01 modelled data compare
- 71 Egypt 1.01 modelled data compare
- 72 Romania 1.01 modelled data compare
- 74 United Arab Emirates 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Austria 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Belgium 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Cyprus 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Czechia 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Estonia 1 modelled data compare
- 74 France 1 modelled data compare
- 74 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Georgia 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Lithuania 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Republic of Moldova 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Montenegro 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Norway 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Poland 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Portugal 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Palestine, State of 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Russian Federation 1 modelled data compare
- 74 Türkiye 1 modelled data 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Equatorial Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Equatorial Guinea was 1.01 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9805 modelled data in 2017.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 73rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release