Primary education, pupils, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0642 units per person in 2015. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2015, primary education, pupils, per capita in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0642 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.1686 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0642 units per person, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.122 units per person | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1467 units per person | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 0.141 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1515 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1686 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1372 units per person | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1377 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1123 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1043 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1047 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0982 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.087 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.08 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0748 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0726 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0715 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0699 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0711 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0642 units per person | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.111 units per person | 0.1 units per person | 0.122 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.152 units per person | 0.141 units per person | 0.1686 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1291 units per person | 0.1123 units per person | 0.1377 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0888 units per person | 0.0726 units per person | 0.1047 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0692 units per person | 0.0642 units per person | 0.0715 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0327 units per person (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,544 (2005)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0642 units per person in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1686 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0642 units per person in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2015.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.