School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) was 6.65 years in 2005. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2005, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea stood at 6.65 years.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8.77 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.29 years, in 1971.
That places Equatorial Guinea 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.29 years | — |
| 1993 | 8.45 years | +34.3% |
| 1994 | 8.77 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 8.11 years | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.52 years | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 6.65 years | -11.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 6.65 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.67 years, 57% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 6.65 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.29 years | 6.29 years | 6.29 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.61 years | 8.45 years | 8.77 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.42 years | 6.65 years | 8.11 years | 3 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Equatorial Guinea was 6.65 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 8.77 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 years in 1971.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 192nd out of 193 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 24.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.