School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 4.7 years in 2005. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2005, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea stood at 4.7 years. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 7.67 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.7 years, in 2005.
That places Equatorial Guinea 212th out of 213 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.95 years | — |
| 1983 | 6.57 years | +32.6% |
| 1993 | 7.14 years | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 7.67 years | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 5.96 years | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 5.89 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.71 years | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.34 years | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 6.17 years | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 4.7 years | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.95 years | 4.95 years | 4.95 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.57 years | 6.57 years | 6.57 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.92 years | 5.96 years | 7.67 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.56 years | 4.7 years | 6.17 years | 5 |
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More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 4.7 years in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 years in 2005.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 212th out of 213 countries with data for 2005.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release