Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,785 number in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1974–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Equatorial Guinea is 1,785 number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 155.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1,785 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 165 number, in 1974.
That places Equatorial Guinea 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 165 number | — |
| 1993 | 371 number | +124.8% |
| 1994 | 367 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 375 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 400 number | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 429 number | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 698 number | +62.7% |
| 2008 | 1,157 number | +65.8% |
| 2009 | 1,301 number | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 1,120 number | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 1,248 number | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 1,369 number | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 1,785 number | +30.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,785 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 8% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,785 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +124.8% | 165 number | 371 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 165 number | 165 number | 165 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 371 number | 367 number | 375 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 797 number | 400 number | 1,301 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,380 number | 1,120 number | 1,785 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 160 Macao 1,966 number compare
- 161 Central African Republic 1,862 number compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 1,840 number compare
- 164 Malta 1,712 number compare
- 165 Bahamas 1,411 number compare
- 166 French Polynesia 1,381 number compare
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 teachers in primary education, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Equatorial Guinea was 1,785 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,785 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 165 number in 1974.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.