Education in Gabon

1,300 indicators covering education for Gabon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, male 99,563 2025 up 22.0% 119th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 98,314 2025 up 21.4% 117th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 197,877 2025 up 21.7% 118th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 269,687 2019 down 15.2% 131st
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Primary education, pupils 269,687 2019 down 15.2% 131st
Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th
Secondary education, pupils 215,825 2019 134th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 2019 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 102.4% 2019 down 22.8% 88th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9569 GPIA 2019 up 0.1% 181st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 98.0% 2019 down 22.8% 126th
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.37 years 2019 down 33.6% 146th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.11 years 2019 down 33.5% 158th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year 2002 down 68.4% 55th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9517 GPIA 2019 up 0.1% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 96.5% 1999 up 0.5% 99th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 93.8% 1999 up 0.3% 120th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.99 years 1999 up 2.9% 75th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9674 GPI 1999 down 0.4% 154th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.6 years 1999 up 2.5% 102nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 96,273 2003 up 37.3% 43rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.1808 units per square kilometre 2003 up 33.0% 61st
Government expenditure on education, total 2.3% 2023 down 23.6% 169th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.1928 units per square kilometre 2003 up 41.5% 68th
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, per capita 0.0056 units per person 2002 down 51.1% 100th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 7,587 2002 down 31.3% 131st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 10,118 2019 139th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0393 units per square kilometre 2019 186th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.0294 units per square kilometre 2002 down 31.3% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 70.3% 2019 161st
Number of under-five deaths, male 1,255 2024 down 18.8% 91st
Number of under-five deaths, female 980 2024 down 20.0% 91st
Number of infant deaths, male 1,007 2024 down 16.4% 92nd
Number of infant deaths, female 770 2024 down 16.3% 92nd
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.21 years 2019 128th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5214 years 2003 up 40.5% 147th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.5873 GPI 2003 up 37.2% 162nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.3062 years 2003 up 92.8% 156th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.44 years 2019 153rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 84.2% 2019 164th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2002 down 46.1% 71st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0038 number per person 2011 up 95.0% 83rd
Teachers in primary education, female 6,850 number 2011 up 165.3% 138th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 46,583 2003 up 33.0% 40th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 49,690 2003 up 41.5% 47th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0266 number per square kilometre 2011 up 165.3% 181st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2011 down 26.8% 119th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 7.7% 2003 up 50.3% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 84.1% 2019 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 84.3% 2019 159th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9977 GPIA 2019 122nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 72.1% 2019 160th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2019 68th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 68.5% 2019 161st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.45 years 2019 151st
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.3828 years 2003 up 50.3% 169th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2019 110th