Average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Average years of schooling was 5.91 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea is 5.91 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.91 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9661 years, in 1950.
That places Equatorial Guinea 127th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9661 years | — |
| 1955 | 1.69 years | +74.5% |
| 1960 | 2.08 years | +23.2% |
| 1965 | 2.31 years | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 2.53 years | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 3.26 years | +29.0% |
| 1980 | 3.91 years | +19.8% |
| 1985 | 4.41 years | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 4.87 years | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 5.21 years | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 5.36 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.52 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.91 years | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.33 years | 0.9661 years | 1.69 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.19 years | 2.08 years | 2.31 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.89 years | 2.53 years | 3.26 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.16 years | 3.91 years | 4.41 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.04 years | 4.87 years | 5.21 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.36 years | 5.36 years | 5.36 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.44 years | 5.36 years | 5.52 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.91 years | 5.91 years | 5.91 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,236 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,541 (2015)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0315 units per person (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Average years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea was 5.91 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9661 years in 1950.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for average years of schooling?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 127th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is average years of schooling rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.