Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6157 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.6157 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.6157 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1087 index, in 1982.
That places Equatorial Guinea 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1094 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.1087 index | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1151 index | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1204 index | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1216 index | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1256 index | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1334 index | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1382 index | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1405 index | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1489 index | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1534 index | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.163 index | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1705 index | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1825 index | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1919 index | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2008 index | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2158 index | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2327 index | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2414 index | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2481 index | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2617 index | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2684 index | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2707 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2784 index | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2835 index | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2978 index | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3078 index | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.323 index | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3364 index | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3493 index | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3642 index | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3803 index | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3953 index | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4156 index | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4302 index | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4412 index | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4641 index | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4657 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4869 index | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5098 index | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.531 index | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.554 index | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5708 index | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5948 index | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6157 index | +3.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.6157 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 index, 55% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.6157 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1237 index | 0.1087 index | 0.1405 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1901 index | 0.1489 index | 0.2414 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2876 index | 0.2481 index | 0.3364 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4193 index | 0.3493 index | 0.4869 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5627 index | 0.5098 index | 0.6157 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.629 index compare
- 154 Afghanistan 0.627 index compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 0.6247 index compare
- 157 Mali 0.5663 index compare
- 158 Togo 0.554 index compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 0.5354 index compare
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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.6157 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6157 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1087 index in 1982.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.