School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 0.9001 GPI in 2005. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2005, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.9001 GPI. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.9001 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6844 GPI, in 1971.
That places Equatorial Guinea 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6844 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 0.7836 GPI | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8514 GPI | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7211 GPI | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8613 GPI | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9001 GPI | +4.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.9001 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.9001 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9578 GPI, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6844 GPI | 0.6844 GPI | 0.6844 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8175 GPI | 0.7836 GPI | 0.8514 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8275 GPI | 0.7211 GPI | 0.9001 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 169 Cambodia 0.9118 GPI compare
- 170 Mozambique 0.9103 GPI compare
- 171 Liechtenstein 0.9017 GPI
- 173 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8785 GPI compare
- 174 Cameroon 0.878 GPI compare
- 175 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.872 GPI compare
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.9001 GPI in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9001 GPI in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6844 GPI in 1971.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2005.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.