Population of compulsory school age, female in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Population of compulsory school age, female was 87,241 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
87,241 number
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
141st
of 186 countries
All-time high
87,241 number
in 2019
All-time low
33,269 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1997–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1997200820191997: 33.3k number1998: 33.8k number1999: 34.5k number2000: 35.4k number2001: 36.3k number2002: 37.4k number2003: 38.6k number2004: 40.1k number2005: 41.7k number2006: 43.5k number2007: 53.3k number2008: 55.6k number2009: 58.1k number2010: 60.6k number2011: 63.1k number2012: 65.7k number2013: 68.5k number2014: 71.4k number2015: 74.5k number2016: 77.5k number2017: 80.8k number2018: 84.0k number2019: 87.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Equatorial Guinea stood at 87,241 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 87,241 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33,269 number, in 1997.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Equatorial Guinea, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 33,269 number —
1998 33,812 number +1.6%
1999 34,521 number +2.1%
2000 35,367 number +2.5%
2001 36,325 number +2.7%
2002 37,370 number +2.9%
2003 38,621 number +3.3%
2004 40,073 number +3.8%
2005 41,718 number +4.1%
2006 43,510 number +4.3%
2007 53,304 number +22.5%
2008 55,641 number +4.4%
2009 58,086 number +4.4%
2010 60,593 number +4.3%
2011 63,103 number +4.1%
2012 65,694 number +4.1%
2013 68,485 number +4.2%
2014 71,431 number +4.3%
2015 74,453 number +4.2%
2016 77,471 number +4.1%
2017 80,761 number +4.2%
2018 84,027 number +4.0%
2019 87,241 number +3.8%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 87,241 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 16% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 87,241 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,867 number 33,269 number 34,521 number 3
2000s 44,002 number 35,367 number 58,086 number 10
2010s 73,326 number 60,593 number 87,241 number 10

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 138 Qatar 105,722 number compare
  2. 139 Eswatini 102,522 number compare
  3. 140 Slovenia 91,828 number compare
  4. 142 Mauritius 84,922 number compare
  5. 143 Bahrain 84,143 number compare
  6. 144 Djibouti 84,128 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Equatorial Guinea?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Equatorial Guinea was 87,241 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 87,241 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 33,269 number in 1997.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.