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 65.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea stood at 65.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 65.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1994.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 41.3% | — |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +5.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 65.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 16.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 65.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 3.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 44.6% | 63.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 62.3% | 65.6% | 4 |
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 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 65.6% in 2015, 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 65.6% 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 41.3% in 1994.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- 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 up 33.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release