School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 4.9 years in 2005. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea is 4.9 years, measured in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.3% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8.27 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.9 years, in 2005.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 207th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.9 years | — |
| 1993 | 7.96 years | +34.9% |
| 1994 | 8.27 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.88 years | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 6.02 years | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 5.7 years | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.57 years | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9 years | -25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9 years | 5.9 years | 5.9 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.12 years | 7.96 years | 8.27 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.01 years | 4.9 years | 6.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 47.55 (2015)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea was 4.9 years in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.27 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 years in 2005.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2005.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release