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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income
Equatorial Guinea: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 43.4% (2015). Primary enrolment is 47.5% (2015). Primary completion is 32.6% (2015).
Pre-primary enrolment
Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
7 indicators
Education: Equatorial Guinea in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 43.4%2015 | — | — | 24.7% | 54.1%2011 | · | +13.1 ppsince 2005 | 28.1% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 47.5%2015 | — | — | 81.6% | 56.0% | · | −20.8 ppsince 2005 | 97.1% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 32.6%2015 | — | — | 36.2% | 34.8% | · | +0.6 ppsince 2005 | 68.9% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 17.8%2005 | — | — | 21.8% | · | · | −5.0 ppsince 1994 | 45.9% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 18.9%2015 | — | — | 11.8% | 19.1%2011 | · | +6.1 ppsince 2005 | 44.4% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 65.6%2015 | — | — | 48.2% | 63.6% | · | +16.5 ppsince 2003 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 23.22015 | 66/173 | 36/40 | 43.4 | 27.2 | · | −27%since 2003 | 37.4 | 18.4 | 23.4 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+13.1 pp43.4% in 2015
- Primary completion+0.6 pp32.6% in 2015
- Lower secondary completion+6.1 pp18.9% in 2015
- Pupils per teacher−27%23.2 in 2015
Worse than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment−5.0 pp17.8% in 2005
- Out-of-school children+16.5 pp65.6% in 2015
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Equatorial Guinea and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Equatorial Guinea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Equatorial Guinea | Cameroon | Gabon | São Tomé and Príncipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 43.4%2015 | 35.6%2019 | 43.0%2019 | 50.3%2016 |
| Primary enrolment | 47.5%2015 | 114.4%2024 | 100.2%2019 | 110.4%2017 |
| Primary completion | 32.6%2015 | 75.3%2024 | — | 85.1%2017 |
| Secondary enrolment | 17.8%2005 | 44.8%2023 | 70.3%2019 | 90.4%2017 |
| Lower secondary completion | 18.9%2015 | 35.0%2023 | — | 74.9%2017 |
| Out-of-school children | 65.6%2015 | 3.8%2024 | 28.8%2019 | 2.9%2017 |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.22015 | 44.82018 | 24.52011 | 31.22017 |