Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 47.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Equatorial Guinea stood at 47.5%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 136.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 216th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.2% | — |
| 1974 | 97.0% | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 115.5% | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 111.1% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 119.2% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 136.3% | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 107.9% | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 105.4% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -13.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 47.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.1%, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 47.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.4%, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.1% | 81.2% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 120.5% | 111.1% | 136.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 86.1% | 107.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 56.3% | 82.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 47.5% | 56.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0642 units per person (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Equatorial Guinea was 47.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 136.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 216th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.