School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 146,912 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea stood at 146,912 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 146,912 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36,380 number, in 1978.
That places Equatorial Guinea 147th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44,930 number | — |
| 1971 | 44,883 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 43,694 number | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 42,093 number | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 40,383 number | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 38,794 number | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 37,561 number | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 36,805 number | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 36,380 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 36,490 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 37,336 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 38,797 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 40,644 number | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 43,015 number | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 45,450 number | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 47,502 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 49,023 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 49,897 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 50,947 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 52,382 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 54,313 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 56,966 number | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 60,627 number | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 64,494 number | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 68,609 number | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 73,051 number | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 77,598 number | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 81,997 number | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 82,699 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 85,834 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 88,150 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 89,928 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 93,090 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 95,180 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 96,612 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 97,973 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 99,724 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 89,017 number | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 92,621 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 95,190 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 97,268 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 99,614 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 106,940 number | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 112,544 number | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 116,457 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 119,378 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 122,303 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 131,923 number | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 138,938 number | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 143,588 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 146,912 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40,201 number | 36,380 number | 44,930 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,499 number | 37,336 number | 52,382 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,619 number | 54,313 number | 85,834 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,748 number | 88,150 number | 99,724 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,895 number | 97,268 number | 143,588 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,912 number | 146,912 number | 146,912 number | 1 |
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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, secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 146,912 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 146,912 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,380 number in 1978.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.