Years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Years of schooling was 8.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.28
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.28
in 2020
All-time low
6.39
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea stood at 8.28. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8.28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.39, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 126th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.39 | — |
| 2001 | 6.48 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.58 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.67 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.76 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.86 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.96 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.06 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.16 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.26 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.36 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.47 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.57 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.68 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.79 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.89 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 8 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 8.11 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.17 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.22 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.28 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.28 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.28 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.28 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 8.28 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 8.28 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.96, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.82 | 6.39 | 7.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.83 | 7.36 | 8.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 | 8.28 | 8.28 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Years of schooling in Equatorial Guinea was 8.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.39 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for years of schooling?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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