Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 62.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 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, male (modelled) in Equatorial Guinea is 62.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 66.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.6% | — |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 62.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 19.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 62.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.8%, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 46.6% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 63.2% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.7% | 64.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 2 South Sudan 55.0% compare
- 3 Central African Republic 46.4% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 45.6% 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, male (modelled) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Equatorial Guinea was 62.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release