Share of children who have completed primary school in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of children who have completed primary school was 73.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Equatorial Guinea stood at 73.6%. 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, share of children who have completed primary school in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 73.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, 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.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 43.7% | — |
| 1982 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 45.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 49.1% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 56.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 73.6% | +0.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 73.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 75% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 73.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 43.7% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 51.1% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 57.8% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 64.4% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 70.6% | 73.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0642 units per person (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have completed primary school in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Equatorial Guinea was 73.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1981.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 137th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.