Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 61.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea stood at 61.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 64.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 2nd 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, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.1% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 61.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 19.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 61.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 52.1% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 62.0% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 61.3% | 63.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 1 South Sudan 63.0% compare
- 3 Afghanistan 60.2% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 46.8% compare
- 5 Eritrea 44.7% 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, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea was 61.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release