School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 1.11 years in 2005. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.11 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2005.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.1 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2505 years, in 1976.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 210th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4582 years | — |
| 1976 | 0.2505 years | -45.3% |
| 1993 | 1.07 years | +328.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9065 years | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9381 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1 years | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9528 years | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1 years | +120.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 years | -47.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.11 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 years, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.11 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 years, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3543 years | 0.2505 years | 0.4582 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.03 years | 0.9065 years | 1.1 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.24 years | 0.9381 years | 2.1 years | 5 |
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, secondary, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Equatorial Guinea was 1.11 years in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2505 years in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2005.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release