Education in Gabon 82 indicators covering education for Gabon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Population ages 0-14 36.2% 2025 down 0.9% 48th Population ages 15-64 59.6% 2025 up 0.4% 167th School enrollment, primary 100.2% 2019 down 22.8% 107th Primary education, teachers 10,935 2019 down 15.6% 136th School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% 2019 down 22.8% 120th School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% 2019 down 22.8% 82nd Labor force, total 844,145 2025 up 29.2% 149th Labor force, female 40.0% 2025 up 0.3% 139th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9672 GPI 2019 down 0.1% 149th School enrollment, secondary 70.3% 2019 — 152nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 3.9 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 37th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 5.9 per 1,000 2024 down 14.5% 77th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.6 per 1,000 2024 down 27.0% 64th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 4.3 per 1,000 2024 down 27.1% 36th Secondary education, teachers 10,118 2019 — 139th School enrollment, secondary, female 72.1% 2019 — 152nd School enrollment, secondary, male 68.5% 2019 — 152nd School enrollment, tertiary 7.7% 2003 up 50.3% 167th School enrollment, primary, private 49.1% 2019 up 12.0% 13th School enrollment, preprimary 43.0% 2019 up 22.0% 132nd School enrollment, tertiary, female 5.6% 2003 up 84.0% 169th School enrollment, tertiary, male 9.7% 2003 up 35.1% 160th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.08 GPI 2019 — 46th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.5778 GPI 2003 up 36.1% 175th Secondary education, teachers, female 2,545 2019 — 149th Primary completion rate, female 68.6% 2003 up 18.1% 163rd Primary completion rate, male 66.8% 2003 up 26.8% 165th Government expenditure on education, total 2.3% 2023 down 23.6% 169th Secondary education, general pupils 146,080 2011 up 55.2% 138th Lower secondary completion rate, total 20.2% 1995 up 26.8% 183rd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 59.8% 2002 up 13.3% 160th Government expenditure on education, total 13.6% 2023 up 55.3% 83rd Secondary education, general pupils 51.7% 2011 up 9.3% 40th Lower secondary completion rate, female 17.5% 1995 up 28.4% 184th Lower secondary completion rate, male 22.8% 1995 up 26.5% 183rd Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Primary education, pupils 269,687 2019 down 15.2% 131st Secondary education, pupils 215,825 2019 — 134th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 51.8% 1995 down 9.6% 150th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 53.8% 1995 down 9.2% 150th Secondary education, vocational pupils 7,587 2002 down 31.3% 131st Number of infant deaths, female 770 2024 down 16.3% 92nd Number of infant deaths, male 1,007 2024 down 16.4% 92nd Number of under-five deaths, female 980 2024 down 20.0% 91st Number of under-five deaths, male 1,255 2024 down 18.8% 91st Secondary education, vocational pupils 33.8% 2002 down 29.6% 153rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 99.0% 2003 down 22.6% 121st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 20.2% 2025 up 1.1% 6th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 14.5% 2025 up 1.4% 14th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 28.6% 2025 up 0.7% 7th Primary education, teachers 57.5% 2019 up 8.8% 157th Repeaters, primary, total 34.4% 2003 up 3.0% 1st Persistence to grade 5, total 72.3% 2002 up 20.2% 138th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 242 2024 down 6.9% 121st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 218 2024 down 8.0% 114th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 222 2024 up 4.7% 98th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 271 2024 down 3.2% 90th Page 1 of 2 Next →