Education in Gabon

1,300 indicators covering education for Gabon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.3828 years 2003 up 50.3% 169th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.34 years 2019 129th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.07 years 2019 128th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2019 68th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 33.8% 2002 down 29.6% 153rd
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.7% 1999 down 61.5% 100th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12.19 years 2001 up 3.7% 116th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.27 years 2019 up 29.6% 143rd
Productivity vs. educational attainment 33.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 8.8% 57th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 99.0% 2003 down 22.6% 121st
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 74.2% 2025 up 10.4% 136th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 76.3% 2025 up 6.5% 137th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 modelled data 2025 down 6.1% 43rd
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 72.2% 2025 up 14.7% 133rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 14.87 % change on previous year 2002 up 153.0% 24th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 25.2% 2019 191st
Teachers in secondary education, female 2,545 2019 150th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 8.8% 2019 83rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 46.5% 2025 up 19.3% 133rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 51.7% 2025 up 21.6% 130th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 modelled data 2025 up 3.1% 15th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 41.3% 2025 up 16.4% 142nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 22.8% 2025 up 28.4% 134th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 28.1% 2025 up 41.1% 127th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.38 modelled data 2025 up 13.5% 7th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 17.5% 2025 up 11.6% 141st
Teachers in secondary education, male 7,573 2019 122nd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 28.6% 2025 up 0.7% 7th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 14.5% 2025 up 1.4% 14th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 20.2% 2025 up 1.1% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 5.6% 2003 up 84.0% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 9.7% 2003 up 35.1% 160th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.5778 GPIA 2003 up 36.1% 177th
Primary education, teachers 57.5% 2019 up 8.8% 157th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.41 % change on previous year 2003 up 304.5% 11th
Repeaters, primary, total 34.4% 2003 up 3.0% 1st
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.2799 years 2003 up 84.0% 174th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.4844 years 2003 up 35.1% 161st
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.5778 GPIA 2003 up 36.1% 177th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 11.55 years 2001 up 4.8% 140th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 67.7% 2003 up 22.2% 170th
Persistence to grade 5, total 72.3% 2002 up 20.2% 138th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 59.8% 2002 up 13.3% 161st
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 271 2024 down 3.2% 90th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 222 2024 up 4.7% 98th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 218 2024 down 8.0% 114th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 242 2024 down 6.9% 121st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 98.9% 2003 down 23.3% 122nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.0% 2003 down 21.9% 120th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9527 GPI 1999 down 0.2% 142nd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 40.7% 123rd