Over-age students, primary in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Over-age students, primary was 22.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Equatorial Guinea is 22.6%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 44.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 16th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 44.3% | — |
| 2000 | 36.8% | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 30.3% | 36.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 22.6% | 30.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,021 (2015)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 47.55 (2015)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over-age students, primary in Equatorial Guinea was 22.6% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for over-age students, primary?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.