School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 3.01 years in 2015. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea is 3.01 years, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.18 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.01 years, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th 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, male (years) (male years) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.57 years | — |
| 1974 | 5.39 years | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 5.54 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 6.18 years | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 4.78 years | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 4.37 years | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 4.14 years | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 3.66 years | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 3.12 years | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 3.47 years | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 3.57 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.51 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.48 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.38 years | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.43 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.01 years | -12.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.01 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 3.01 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.26 years, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.98 years | 4.57 years | 5.39 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.86 years | 5.54 years | 6.18 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.83 years | 3.12 years | 4.78 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.32 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, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Equatorial Guinea was 3.01 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 years in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release