Population of compulsory school age, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population of compulsory school age, male was 138,012 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 138,012 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 138,012 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40,331, in 1997.
That places Equatorial Guinea 140th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 40,331 | — |
| 1998 | 42,100 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 43,682 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 45,167 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 47,976 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 50,214 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 52,111 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 53,977 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 56,009 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 57,554 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 70,084 | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 72,424 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 75,062 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 78,098 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 81,766 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 86,203 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 90,609 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 95,125 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 99,826 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 104,532 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 108,979 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 113,009 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 117,414 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 121,599 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 125,401 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 128,988 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 132,249 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 135,202 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 138,012 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,038 | 40,331 | 43,682 | 3 |
| 2000s | 58,058 | 45,167 | 75,062 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,556 | 78,098 | 117,414 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130,242 | 121,599 | 138,012 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 137 East Timor 145,812 compare
- 138 North Macedonia 141,294 compare
- 139 Singapore 138,104 compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 132,321 compare
- 142 Latvia 118,636 compare
- 143 Albania 118,603 compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Equatorial Guinea was 138,012 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 138,012 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,331 in 1997.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release