Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 77.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
77.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
7th
of 206 countries
All-time high
79.7%
in 2000
All-time low
60.8%
in 2005
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea is 77.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 79.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2005.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 76.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 77.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 77.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.1% | 60.8% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 70.0% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.9% | 78.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 4 Madagascar 79.0% compare
- 5 Chad 78.8% compare
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 78.7% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 76.5% compare
- 9 Cameroon 74.4% compare
- 10 Uganda 73.4% 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, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Equatorial Guinea was 77.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2005.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release