Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.28 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.28 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.28 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5141 index, in 1981.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5141 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5337 index | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5542 index | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5773 index | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6007 index | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.625 index | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6506 index | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6779 index | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7071 index | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.735 index | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7624 index | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7892 index | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8159 index | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8402 index | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8659 index | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8887 index | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9118 index | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9351 index | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9565 index | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9757 index | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9985 index | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 index | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 index | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 index | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.08 index | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1 index | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.11 index | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.13 index | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.14 index | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.16 index | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.17 index | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.18 index | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.19 index | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.21 index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.22 index | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.23 index | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.24 index | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.25 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.25 index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.26 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.27 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.27 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.28 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.28 index | +0.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.28 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.28 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6045 index | 0.5141 index | 0.7071 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8501 index | 0.735 index | 0.9565 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 0.9757 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 index | 1.16 index | 1.25 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 index | 1.25 index | 1.28 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,394 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,394 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea was 1.28 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5141 index in 1981.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.