Primary education, pupils in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary education, pupils was 49.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 49.1% for primary education, pupils in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 49.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1971.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 44.0% | 44.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.4% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 44.9% | 49.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 49.1% | 49.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
- Primary education, teachers 4,021 (2015)
- School enrollment, primary, female 47.5% (2015)
- School enrollment, primary, male 47.6% (2015)
- Labor force, total 737,977 (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary education, pupils in Equatorial Guinea was 49.1% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1971.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary education, pupils?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.