Education in Gabon

1,300 indicators covering education for Gabon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Lower secondary completion rate, male 22.8% 1995 up 26.5% 183rd
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 29,237 2025 up 37.7% 132nd
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 28,957 2025 up 36.8% 131st
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 58,194 2025 up 37.3% 131st
Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 162nd
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 6,414 2003 up 124.4% 152nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 3,662 2003 up 198.5% 163rd
Teachers in primary education, male 4,647 2019 down 24.0% 110th
Teachers in primary education, female 6,288 2019 down 8.2% 143rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 57.5% 2019 up 8.8% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 100.2% 2019 down 22.8% 115th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.24 years 2019 down 33.6% 158th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% 2019 89th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.7% 2019 79th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 10,076 2003 up 146.7% 159th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% 2019 132nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.3% 2019 141st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 75,396 2019 up 66.7% 123rd
Enrolment in secondary education, male 105,370 2019 135th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 110,455 2019 134th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10,935 2019 down 15.6% 136th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% 2019 82nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% 2019 142nd
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 215,825 2019 134th
Enrolment in primary education, male 138,326 2019 down 15.0% 131st
Enrolment in primary education, female 131,361 2019 down 15.4% 131st
School age population, upper secondary education, male 74,833 2025 up 30.4% 133rd
School age population, upper secondary education, female 74,479 2025 up 31.2% 129th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 149,312 2025 up 30.8% 132nd
School age population, secondary education, male 187,906 2025 up 34.9% 130th
School age population, secondary education, female 186,618 2025 up 34.8% 127th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 374,524 2025 up 34.8% 130th
School age population, tertiary education, male 110,453 2025 up 15.3% 138th
School age population, tertiary education, female 109,945 2025 up 19.4% 138th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 220,398 2025 up 17.3% 138th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 113,073 2025 up 38.0% 125th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 112,139 2025 up 37.3% 124th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 225,212 2025 up 37.6% 125th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 29,748 2025 up 36.2% 130th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 29,443 2025 up 35.2% 129th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 59,191 2025 up 35.7% 130th
School age population, primary education, male 155,848 2025 up 33.6% 133rd
School age population, primary education, female 154,043 2025 up 32.6% 132nd
School age population, primary education, both sexes 309,891 2025 up 33.1% 132nd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 32,537 2025 up 30.3% 124th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 32,134 2025 up 29.4% 122nd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 64,671 2025 up 29.9% 123rd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 32,994 2025 up 26.4% 122nd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 32,582 2025 up 25.7% 121st
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 65,576 2025 up 26.1% 121st