School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 44.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea is 44.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 67.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 63.1% | — |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 45.8% | 67.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 44.0% | 46.8% | 4 |
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 enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea was 44.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.