School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 3.01 years in 2015. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.01 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.81 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.01 years, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 216th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.06 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.85 years | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 5.78 years | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 5.56 years | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 5.96 years | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 6.81 years | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 5.39 years | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 6.08 years | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 4.31 years | -29.1% |
| 2000 | 4.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.33 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.07 years | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 3.65 years | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 3.06 years | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 3.42 years | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 3.53 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.49 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.48 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.41 years | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.45 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.01 years | -12.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.01 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.84 years, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.01 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.13 years, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.45 years | 4.06 years | 4.85 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.03 years | 5.56 years | 6.81 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.26 years | 4.31 years | 6.08 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.74 years | 3.06 years | 4.37 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.34 years | 3.01 years | 3.48 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0642 units per person (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 3.01 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 years in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 216th out of 218 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release