Education in Gabon 1,300 indicators covering education for Gabon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0424 units per square kilometre 2019 down 15.6% 189th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2003 up 172.8% 147th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2003 up 105.1% 118th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 0.4287 units per square kilometre 2019 — 184th Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 12.48 years 2023 up 3.2% 128th School enrollment, preprimary 43.0% 2019 up 22.0% 132nd Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.4089 units per square kilometre 2019 — 187th School enrollment, tertiary, male 9.7% 2003 up 35.1% 160th School enrollment, tertiary, female 5.6% 2003 up 84.0% 169th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.5778 GPI 2003 up 36.1% 175th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.08 GPI 2019 — 46th Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate -12.99 % change on previous year 1997 down 685.8% 186th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2926 units per square kilometre 2019 up 66.7% 177th Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 146,080 2011 up 55.2% 138th Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0011 units per person 2019 — 166th Secondary education, teachers, female 2,545 2019 — 149th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0391 units per square kilometre 2003 up 146.7% 190th Average years of schooling among adults 9.69 years 2023 up 15.1% 100th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 9.69 years 2023 up 15.1% 100th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 9.69 years 2023 up 15.1% 100th Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 — 151st Average years of schooling, males vs. females 8.86 years 2023 up 19.2% 119th Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 4.4% 59th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0337 units per person 2003 down 0.1% 1st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0359 units per person 2003 up 6.3% 1st Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 12.29 years 2023 up 0.5% 126th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2003 up 14.3% 14th Primary completion rate, male 66.8% 2003 up 26.8% 165th Primary completion rate, female 68.6% 2003 up 18.1% 163rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2003 up 21.5% 18th Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 8.8% 63rd Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0045 units per person 2019 — 144th Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.0393 units per square kilometre 2019 — 186th Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 86th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.082 units per person 2011 up 14.1% 56th Secondary education, general pupils 146,080 2011 up 55.2% 138th Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 — 115th Lower secondary completion rate, total 20.2% 1995 up 26.8% 183rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 97.2% 2002 up 7.0% 98th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.17 years 2002 up 9.9% 67th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0244 units per square kilometre 2019 down 8.2% 187th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.018 units per square kilometre 2019 down 24.0% 169th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.3736 units per square kilometre 2003 up 37.3% 64th Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 0.5669 units per square kilometre 2011 up 55.2% 188th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 34.52 % change on previous year 1996 up 445.9% 4th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 0.9202 % change on previous year 2003 up 14.4% 115th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 7,587 2002 down 31.3% 131st Persistence to last grade of primary, total 59.8% 2002 up 13.3% 160th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0142 units per square kilometre 2003 up 198.5% 187th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0249 units per square kilometre 2003 up 124.4% 186th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2011 down 57.2% 116th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4153 years 2003 up 56.8% 156th Government expenditure on education, total 13.6% 2023 up 55.3% 83rd Secondary education, general pupils 51.7% 2011 up 9.3% 40th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,850 number 2011 up 165.3% 138th Lower secondary completion rate, female 17.5% 1995 up 28.4% 184th ← Previous Page 4 of 22 Next →