School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 99,216 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
99,216 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
145th
of 205 countries
All-time high
99,216 number
in 2020
All-time low
21,797 number
in 1978
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 99,216 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 99,216 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21,797 number, in 1978.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26,314 number | — |
| 1971 | 26,158 number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 25,472 number | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 24,623 number | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 23,732 number | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 22,912 number | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 22,269 number | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 21,910 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 21,797 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 22,052 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 22,701 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 23,524 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 24,297 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 25,151 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 25,967 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 26,742 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 27,631 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 28,535 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 29,764 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 31,245 number | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 32,918 number | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 34,860 number | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 37,272 number | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 39,945 number | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 42,874 number | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 45,870 number | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 48,505 number | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 50,108 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 50,028 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 50,971 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 51,708 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 52,519 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 53,646 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 54,462 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 55,456 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 56,947 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 58,915 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 60,068 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 61,963 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 63,494 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 65,427 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 68,177 number | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 73,016 number | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 76,076 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 78,298 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 80,697 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 83,897 number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 90,020 number | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 93,734 number | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 96,342 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 99,216 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,724 number | 21,797 number | 26,314 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,556 number | 22,701 number | 31,245 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,335 number | 32,918 number | 50,971 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,918 number | 51,708 number | 63,494 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,568 number | 65,427 number | 96,342 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,216 number | 99,216 number | 99,216 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 142 Albania 135,948 number compare
- 143 Lesotho 127,949 number compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 126,714 number compare
- 146 East Timor 93,476 number compare
- 147 North Macedonia 90,980 number compare
- 148 Eswatini 85,653 number compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,021 (2015)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 99,216 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 99,216 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,797 number in 1978.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.