School enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: School enrollment, primary, female was 44.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
44.0%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
165th
of 167 countries
All-time high
67.2%
in 2001
All-time low
44.0%
in 2015
Years of data
11
1994–2015

School enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015

02040601994200420151994: 63.1 % net2000: 58.4 % net2001: 67.2 % net2002: 64.6 % net2003: 63 % net2008: 46.8 % net2009: 45.8 % net2010: 45.2 % net2011: 45.5 % net2012: 46.8 % net2015: 44 % net

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea is 44.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 67.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2015.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.1% 63.1% 63.1% 1
2000s 57.6% 45.8% 67.2% 6
2010s 45.4% 44.0% 46.8% 4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 162 Mali 55.8% compare
  2. 163 Eritrea 49.0% compare
  3. 164 Liberia 44.4% compare
  4. 166 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.9% compare
  5. 167 Somalia 10.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea?
School enrollment, primary, female in Equatorial Guinea was 44.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2001.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2015.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary, female (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 4,826 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.