School completion in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School completion was 73.56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
73.56
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
137th
of 165 countries
All-time high
73.56
in 2025
All-time low
43.66
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Equatorial Guinea stood at 73.56. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 73.56 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.66, in 1981.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 137th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 43.66 | — |
| 1982 | 44.41 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 44.95 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 45.64 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 46.39 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 47.26 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 48.12 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 49.1 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 50.1 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 51.08 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 52.02 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 52.78 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 53.51 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 54.2 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 54.82 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 55.45 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 55.92 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 56.49 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 57.11 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 57.84 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 58.47 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 59.11 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 59.76 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 60.45 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.12 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.8 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 62.53 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 63.19 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 63.78 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.39 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 65.02 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 65.75 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 66.32 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 66.9 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.49 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.13 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.78 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 69.4 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 70.02 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.58 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.18 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 71.74 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 72.35 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 72.94 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 73.56 | +0.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 73.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 75% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 73.56 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.63 | 43.66 | 50.1 | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.34 | 51.08 | 57.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8 | 57.84 | 63.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.22 | 64.39 | 70.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.06 | 70.58 | 73.56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 completion in Equatorial Guinea?
- School completion in Equatorial Guinea was 73.56 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 73.56 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.66 in 1981.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school completion?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 137th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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