Primary school starting age in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary school starting age was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school starting age in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school starting age in Equatorial Guinea stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school starting age in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9941 GPI (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school starting age in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary school starting age in Equatorial Guinea was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary school starting age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary school starting age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary school starting age?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school starting age rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.