Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 34.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 34.4% for share of children in primary school age who are in school in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 58.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 207th out of 209 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 58.7% | 58.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 36.8% | 55.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.4% | 37.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 204 Sudan 56.2% compare
- 205 Tokelau 36.3% compare
- 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.7% compare
- 208 Afghanistan 31.2% compare
- 209 Somalia 14.7% compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
- Primary education, teachers 4,021 (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Equatorial Guinea was 34.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 207th out of 209 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.