School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 47,696 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea stood at 47,696 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 47,696 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,438 number, in 1979.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,616 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,725 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 18,222 number | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 17,470 number | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 16,651 number | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 15,882 number | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 15,292 number | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 14,895 number | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 14,583 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 14,438 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 14,635 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 15,273 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 16,347 number | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 17,864 number | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 19,483 number | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 20,760 number | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 21,392 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 21,362 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 21,183 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 21,137 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 21,395 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 22,106 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 23,355 number | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 24,549 number | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 25,735 number | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 27,181 number | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 29,093 number | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 31,889 number | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 32,671 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 34,863 number | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 36,442 number | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 37,409 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 39,444 number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 40,718 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 41,156 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 41,026 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 40,809 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 28,949 number | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 30,658 number | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 31,696 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 31,841 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 31,437 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 33,924 number | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 36,468 number | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 38,159 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 38,681 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 38,406 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 41,903 number | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 45,204 number | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 47,246 number | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 47,696 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,477 number | 14,438 number | 18,725 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,944 number | 14,635 number | 21,392 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,284 number | 21,395 number | 34,863 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,831 number | 28,949 number | 41,156 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,327 number | 31,437 number | 47,246 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,696 number | 47,696 number | 47,696 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,021 (2015)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 47.55 (2015)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 47,696 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47,696 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,438 number in 1979.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.