Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 34.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea is 34.4%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 58.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 199th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 58.7% | — |
| 2000 | 51.8% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 58.7% | 58.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 36.8% | 55.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.4% | 37.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 196 Cape Verde 58.2% compare
- 197 Sudan 56.2% compare
- 198 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.7% compare
- 200 Somalia 14.7%
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Equatorial Guinea was 34.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 199th out of 200 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release