Primary education, pupils (% female) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 49.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 49.1% for primary education, pupils in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 49.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1971.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.0% | — |
| 1974 | 44.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 44.0% | 44.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.4% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 44.9% | 49.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 49.1% | 49.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 34.83 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 34.4 (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary education, pupils in Equatorial Guinea was 49.1% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1971.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary education, pupils?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.