▁and ▁Science ▁( ME C ). ▁Split ▁into ▁four ▁levels , ▁pr esch ool , ▁primary , ▁secondary , ▁and ▁higher ▁education , ▁the ▁Equ atorial ▁Guinea ' s ▁educational ▁system ▁only ▁de ems ▁pr esch ool ▁and ▁primary ▁school ▁mand atory . ▁Education ▁in ▁Equ atorial ▁Guinea ▁is ▁free ▁and ▁comp uls ory ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 . ▁Although ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁high ▁G NI ▁per ▁cap ita , ▁which , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁was ▁ 1 8 , 1 7 0 ▁international ▁dollars , ▁its ▁educational ▁out comes ▁fall ▁behind ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁West ▁and ▁Central ▁Africa . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁gross ▁primary ▁en roll ment ▁rate ▁was ▁ 1 4 9 . 7 ▁percent , ▁and ▁the ▁net ▁primary ▁en roll ment ▁rate ▁was ▁ 8 3 . 4 ▁percent . ▁ ▁Late ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁school ▁system ▁and ▁high ▁drop out ▁rates ▁are ▁common , ▁and ▁girls ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁than ▁boys ▁to ▁drop ▁out ▁of ▁school . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁net ▁en roll ment ▁rates ▁for ▁each ▁education ▁level ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁ 4 2 ▁percent ▁for ▁pr esch ool , ▁between ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁and ▁ 8 6 ▁percent ▁for ▁primary ▁school , ▁and ▁ 4 3 . 6 ▁percent ▁for ▁secondary ▁school . ▁UN ES CO ▁has ▁c ited ▁several ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁educational ▁system , ▁including ▁poor ▁nut r ition ,