School enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School enrollment, primary, female was 47.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2015, school enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea stood at 47.5%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 104.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 202nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.7% | 71.1% | 86.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 104.3% | 103.7% | 104.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 56.4% | 80.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 47.5% | 56.6% | 4 |
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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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 47.55 (2015)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea was 47.5% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 104.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 202nd out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.