School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 27,794 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27,794 number
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
146th
of 204 countries
All-time high
27,794 number
in 2020
All-time low
5,799 number
in 1981
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea is 27,794 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 27,794 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,799 number, in 1981.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) in Equatorial Guinea, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6,868 number
1971 6,847 number -0.3%
1972 6,716 number -1.9%
1973 6,531 number -2.8%
1974 6,336 number -3.0%
1975 6,189 number -2.3%
1976 6,106 number -1.3%
1977 6,055 number -0.8%
1978 6,052 number -0.0%
1979 6,061 number +0.1%
1980 5,985 number -1.3%
1981 5,799 number -3.1%
1982 5,848 number +0.8%
1983 6,055 number +3.5%
1984 6,374 number +5.3%
1985 6,828 number +7.1%
1986 7,395 number +8.3%
1987 7,885 number +6.6%
1988 8,360 number +6.0%
1989 8,885 number +6.3%
1990 9,548 number +7.5%
1991 10,350 number +8.4%
1992 11,112 number +7.4%
1993 11,857 number +6.7%
1994 12,507 number +5.5%
1995 12,884 number +3.0%
1996 12,960 number +0.6%
1997 13,067 number +0.8%
1998 13,023 number -0.3%
1999 13,232 number +1.6%
2000 13,481 number +1.9%
2001 13,785 number +2.3%
2002 14,082 number +2.2%
2003 14,460 number +2.7%
2004 14,919 number +3.2%
2005 15,472 number +3.7%
2006 16,099 number +4.1%
2007 16,012 number -0.5%
2008 16,653 number +4.0%
2009 17,396 number +4.5%
2010 18,260 number +5.0%
2011 19,163 number +4.9%
2012 19,867 number +3.7%
2013 20,623 number +3.8%
2014 21,511 number +4.3%
2015 22,528 number +4.7%
2016 23,587 number +4.7%
2017 24,486 number +3.8%
2018 25,451 number +3.9%
2019 26,547 number +4.3%
2020 27,794 number +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,376 number 6,052 number 6,868 number 10
1980s 6,941 number 5,799 number 8,885 number 10
1990s 12,054 number 9,548 number 13,232 number 10
2000s 15,236 number 13,481 number 17,396 number 10
2010s 22,202 number 18,260 number 26,547 number 10
2020s 27,794 number 27,794 number 27,794 number 1

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 143 Albania 31,403 number compare
  2. 144 Timor-Leste 30,856 number compare
  3. 145 Eswatini 30,091 number compare
  4. 147 Lithuania 27,510 number compare
  5. 148 Qatar 25,237 number compare
  6. 149 North Macedonia 22,244 number compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 27,794 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 27,794 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 5,799 number in 1981.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.