Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9973 index in 2015. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea is 0.9973 index, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.02 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.777 index, in 1971.
That places Equatorial Guinea 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.777 index | — |
| 1974 | 0.8014 index | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9464 index | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9651 index | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8278 index | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9837 index | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.968 index | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9919 index | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9621 index | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9694 index | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9771 index | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9896 index | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 index | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9973 index | -1.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.9973 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.9973 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7892 index | 0.777 index | 0.8014 index | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9558 index | 0.9464 index | 0.9651 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9587 index | 0.8278 index | 0.9919 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9973 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.9973 index in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.777 index in 1971.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2015.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.