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Equatorial Guinea · Education

Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.

16 indicators · 11 with data

Literacy

Enrolment

School enrolment, primary (% gross)

% gross

170th of 171 · 40th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
School enrolment, primary (% gross)Equatorial Guinea's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 81.2 % in 1971 to 47.5 % in 2015.19801990200020100%50%100%47.5 %

Equatorial Guinea's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 81.2 % in 1971 to 47.5 % in 2015.

School enrolment, secondary (% gross)

% gross

147th of 153 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
School enrolment, secondary (% gross)Equatorial Guinea's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 12.7 % in 1971 to 17.8 % in 2005.19751980198519901995200020050%5%10%15%20%25%17.8 %

Equatorial Guinea's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 12.7 % in 1971 to 17.8 % in 2005.

Tertiary enrolment

% gross

79th of 91 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Tertiary enrolmentEquatorial Guinea's tertiary enrolment fell from 4.1 % in 1982 to 1.8 % in 2000.19851990199520000%1%2%3%4%5%1.8 %

Equatorial Guinea's tertiary enrolment fell from 4.1 % in 1982 to 1.8 % in 2000.

Children out of school, primary

children

114th of 145 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Children out of school, primaryEquatorial Guinea's children out of school, primary rose from 29,722 in 1994 to 128,846 in 2015.19952000200520102015050k100k128,846

Equatorial Guinea's children out of school, primary rose from 29,722 in 1994 to 128,846 in 2015.

Attainment

Primary completion rate

% of relevant age group

133rd of 133 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Primary completion rateEquatorial Guinea's primary completion rate fell from 37.3 % in 1994 to 32.6 % in 2015.1995200020052010201525%30%35%32.6 %

Equatorial Guinea's primary completion rate fell from 37.3 % in 1994 to 32.6 % in 2015.

Expected years of schooling

years

127th of 195 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Expected years of schoolingEquatorial Guinea's expected years of schooling rose from 6.1 yrs in 2000 to 12.5 yrs in 2023.2000200520102015202046810121412.5 yrs

Equatorial Guinea's expected years of schooling rose from 6.1 yrs in 2000 to 12.5 yrs in 2023.

Spending

Capacity

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

pupils per teacher

89th of 142 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryEquatorial Guinea's pupil-teacher ratio, primary fell from 57.1 in 1974 to 23.2 in 2015.19801990200020102040608023.2

Equatorial Guinea's pupil-teacher ratio, primary fell from 57.1 in 1974 to 23.2 in 2015.

No data available (5)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Equatorial Guinea.

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