School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 104,256 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea stood at 104,256 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 104,256 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,255 number, in 1979.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 143rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25,491 number | — |
| 1971 | 25,347 number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 25,429 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 25,158 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 24,477 number | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 22,915 number | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 21,604 number | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 20,337 number | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 19,110 number | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 18,255 number | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 18,271 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 19,339 number | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 21,382 number | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 24,124 number | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 27,237 number | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 30,112 number | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 32,711 number | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 35,691 number | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 38,418 number | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 40,641 number | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 41,625 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 42,424 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 42,706 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 42,624 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 42,583 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 43,616 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 44,819 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 46,258 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 62,690 number | +35.5% |
| 1999 | 65,118 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 67,421 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 70,027 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 73,061 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 76,377 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 79,871 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 83,222 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 86,859 number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 66,189 number | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 68,937 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 71,802 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 74,781 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 77,883 number | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 81,231 number | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 84,630 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 88,024 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 91,315 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 94,406 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 97,863 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 101,137 number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 104,256 number | +3.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 104,256 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 322,958 number, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 104,256 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +35.5% | 46,258 number | 62,690 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,812 number | 18,255 number | 25,491 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,793 number | 18,271 number | 40,641 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,446 number | 41,625 number | 65,118 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,377 number | 66,189 number | 86,859 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,553 number | 74,781 number | 104,256 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 140 Kuwait 126,227 number compare
- 141 New Zealand 122,124 number compare
- 142 Lithuania 118,202 number compare
- 144 Albania 104,207 number compare
- 145 East Timor 95,664 number compare
- 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92,951 number compare
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 school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 104,256 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 104,256 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,255 number in 1979.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.