Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 55.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 55.8% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 55.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2001.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd of 166 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, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 35.3% | — |
| 2000 | 27.9% | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +79.8% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +5.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 55.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 16.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 55.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 3.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 23.3% | 54.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 52.9% | 55.8% | 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, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Equatorial Guinea was 55.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2001.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/