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 65.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
65.5%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
67.2%
in 2019
All-time low
44.6%
in 2001
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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Equatorial Guinea stood at 65.5%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 67.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2001.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.9% | — |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 65.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 12.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 65.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 44.6% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 59.0% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.5% | 67.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 1 Afghanistan 74.7% compare
- 2 Niger 70.6% compare
- 4 Mali 55.1% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 54.9% compare
- 6 Chad 54.5% 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 65.5% 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 67.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2001.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd out of 206 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 1.4%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release