Equatorial Guinea: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 8.62 percentage points from 35.77% in 2010. Since 1974 it is up 18.2 percentage points from 26.19% in 1974. The World Bank has no value for 29 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Equatorial Guinea in the 2015 ranking

• Aruba — 1st of 2: 84.39%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Benin — 29.64% (2022)
• Botswana — 74.08% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 50.07% (2024)
• Burundi — 55.24% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 63.51% (2022)
• Cameroon — 61.38% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 19.09% (2016)
• Chad — 21.27% (2024)
• Comoros — 43.24% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 32.35% (2023)
• Congo, Rep.

More education data for Equatorial Guinea

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 93,396 (2015)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 47.55% (2015)
• Primary education, teachers — 4,021 (2015)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Equatorial Guinea's primary education, teachers (% female)?

44.39% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1974?

It is up 18.2 percentage points from 26.19% in 1974. The highest value was 44.39% in 2015 and the lowest 23.65% in 2000.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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