Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 76.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.4%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
78.0%
in 2022
All-time low
58.4%
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Equatorial Guinea stood at 76.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 78.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2004.
That places Equatorial Guinea 6th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.2% | — |
| 2001 | 71.3% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 76.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 76.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4% | 58.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 69.5% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.4% | 78.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 3 Madagascar 78.1% compare
- 4 Mali 77.0% compare
- 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.9% compare
- 7 Chad 74.6% compare
- 8 Burundi 73.8% compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 73.3% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Equatorial Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Equatorial Guinea was 76.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2004.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release