School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 3 years in 2015. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea is 3 years, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.97 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 212th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.55 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.32 years | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 5.24 years | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 5.97 years | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 3.96 years | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 4.3 years | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 4.01 years | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 3.63 years | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 3 years | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 3.37 years | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 3.49 years | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.47 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.44 years | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | -13.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8 years, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.17 years, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.93 years | 3.55 years | 4.32 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.61 years | 5.24 years | 5.97 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.65 years | 3 years | 4.3 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.35 years | 3 years | 3.5 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, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea was 3 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release