Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 90.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Equatorial Guinea, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Equatorial Guinea stood at 90.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 90.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1999.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.4% | — |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +134.3% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 90.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.1%, 92% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 90.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 85.4% | 87.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 88.6% | 90.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 143 France 91.1% compare
- 144 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 90.8% compare
- 145 Philippines 90.5% compare
- 147 Cayman Islands 90.0% compare
- 148 Iran, Islamic Republic of 89.4% compare
- 149 Denmark 89.3% 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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Equatorial Guinea was 90.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1999.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.