Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 62.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea is 62.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 65.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.3% | — |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 62.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 18.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 62.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 49.3% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 62.6% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.0% | 63.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 2 South Sudan 59.0% compare
- 3 Afghanistan 52.7% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 46.6% 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 62.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release