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

Latest (2020)
16,964 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
143rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
16,964 number
in 2020
All-time low
2,894 number
in 1981
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Equatorial Guinea, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 140 Croatia 21,325 number compare
  2. 141 Republic of Moldova 19,894 number compare
  3. 142 Albania 17,551 number compare
  4. 144 Puerto Rico 16,210 number compare
  5. 145 Timor-Leste 15,628 number compare
  6. 146 Lithuania 14,893 number compare

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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.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.