Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 16,964 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea is 16,964 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 16,964 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,894 number, in 1981.
That places Equatorial Guinea 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,859 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,851 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 3,846 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3,811 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 3,740 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 3,633 number | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 3,479 number | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 3,343 number | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 3,170 number | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 3,007 number | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 2,900 number | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 2,894 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 3,098 number | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 3,428 number | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 3,840 number | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 4,275 number | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 4,676 number | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 5,095 number | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 5,526 number | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 5,939 number | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 6,308 number | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 6,593 number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 6,784 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 6,868 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 6,899 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6,929 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 7,028 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 7,179 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7,146 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 7,363 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 7,616 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 7,887 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 8,175 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8,496 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 8,860 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 9,265 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 9,704 number | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 10,134 number | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 10,563 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 11,014 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 11,490 number | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 11,985 number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 12,541 number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 13,082 number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 13,629 number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 14,182 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 14,721 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 15,370 number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 15,932 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 16,457 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 16,964 number | +3.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 16,964 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 28% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 16,964 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,574 number | 3,007 number | 3,859 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,167 number | 2,894 number | 5,939 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,910 number | 6,308 number | 7,363 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,171 number | 7,616 number | 11,014 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,939 number | 11,490 number | 16,457 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,964 number | 16,964 number | 16,964 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 140 Croatia 21,325 number compare
- 141 Republic of Moldova 19,894 number compare
- 142 Albania 17,551 number compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 16,210 number compare
- 145 Timor-Leste 15,628 number compare
- 146 Lithuania 14,893 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea was 16,964 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16,964 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,894 number in 1981.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.