Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 23.23 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Equatorial Guinea, 1974–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2015, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Equatorial Guinea stood at 23.23. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 68.78 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 23.23, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.11 | 57.11 | 57.11 | 1 |
| 1980s | 68.6 | 68.42 | 68.78 | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.11 | 53.79 | 56.69 | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.18 | 24.22 | 43.39 | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.12 | 23.23 | 27.91 | 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 pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Equatorial Guinea?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Equatorial Guinea was 23.23 in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.78 in 1981.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.23 in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2015.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.