Equatorial Guinea
Last updated May 3, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Severely underprepared
Equatorial Guinea shows severely limited readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (30th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.
- Global percentile
- 30th
- Global rank
- #125
- Regional rank
- #9
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Country profile
Equatorial Guinea trails global peers in Infrastructure (41, 24th percentile), GEFRI Composite (35, 30th percentile), and Governance (17, 8th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Electricity access remains uneven, limiting the baseline for digital expansion. Limited tertiary enrollment narrows future talent pipelines and innovation capacity.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Note: Because many indicators are imputed, these findings should be treated as provisional until more reported data arrives.
Key insights
- Falls below many peers at the 30th percentile.
- Places 125th worldwide.
- Holds a regional position of 9th within Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Scores range from Human Capital (48.0) to Governance (16.5), reflecting variation across dimensions.
- Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.
Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa
Composite GEFRI Score