Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 32.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Equatorial Guinea, 1994–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2015, primary completion rate, total in Equatorial Guinea stood at 32.6%.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 37.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2003.
That places Equatorial Guinea 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 37.3% | — |
| 2000 | 36.2% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -8.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 32.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 34% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 32.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 46% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.3% | 37.3% | 37.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 26.5% | 36.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 32.6% | 35.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More aid effectiveness data for Equatorial Guinea
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 10,110 current US$ (2018)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 110,000 current US$ (2012)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 114,922 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 201,568 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 5,439 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 31,151 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 2.21 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 26,669 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 4,534 current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 777,023 current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary completion rate, total in Equatorial Guinea was 32.6% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2003.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.