Equatorial Guinea: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Key figures

Over five years it is down 14.5% from 27.17 in 2010 (3.09% a year on average, compounded). Since 1974 it is down 59.33% from 57.11 in 1974 (2.17% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 27 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.95 in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.29 in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2015, Equatorial Guinea had the 8th highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Equatorial Guinea in the 2015 ranking

• South Africa — 4th of 10: 30.33
• Vanuatu — 5th of 10: 26.57
• Botswana — 6th of 10: 23.71
• Tonga — 8th of 10: 21.63
• Bermuda — 9th of 10: 10.42
• Iceland — 10th of 10: 10.14

What this measures

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

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

All 15 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in nearby economies

• Angola — 50.03 (2015)
• Benin — 39.2 (2018)
• Botswana — 23.71 (2015)
• Burkina Faso — 39.72 (2018)
• Burundi — 42.52 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 21.07 (2018)
• Cameroon — 44.83 (2018)
• Central African Republic — 83.41 (2016)
• Chad — 56.89 (2016)
• Comoros — 28.06 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 33.2 (2015)

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 pupil-teacher ratio, primary?

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

How has it changed since 1974?

It is down 59.33% from 57.11 in 1974 (2.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 68.78 in 1981 and the lowest 23.23 in 2015.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank?

8th highest of 10 economies with data for 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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