Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 3.33 units per square kilometre in 2015. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.33 units per square kilometre for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in 2015. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3.33 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.13 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Equatorial Guinea 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.13 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 1.62 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 2.7 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.67 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.62 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 2.79 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.63 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.89 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 2.94 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.03 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.1 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.28 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.33 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 1.13 units per square kilometre | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.81 units per square kilometre | 1.59 units per square kilometre | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.65 units per square kilometre | 2.59 units per square kilometre | 2.7 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.77 units per square kilometre | 2.62 units per square kilometre | 2.94 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.18 units per square kilometre | 3.03 units per square kilometre | 3.33 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Papua New Guinea 3.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Solomon Islands 3.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Eritrea 3.29 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Kyrgyzstan 3.17 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 3.33 units per square kilometre in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2015.
- Is primary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.