Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 24.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea stood at 24.1%.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 29.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 155th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.7% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.1% | 29.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 152 East Timor 25.2% compare
- 153 Niue 25.0% compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 25.0% compare
- 156 Tokelau 23.3% compare
- 157 Samoa 22.7% compare
- 158 Micronesia (country) 21.7% compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
- Primary education, teachers 4,021 (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Equatorial Guinea was 24.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 155th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.