Education in Gabon

1,300 indicators covering education for Gabon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of adults with no formal education by region 8,200 people 2100 down 41.4% 127th
Population by level of education 1.09 million people 2100 up 11.8% 135th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.853 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 6.3% 166th
Repeaters, primary, female 33.7% 2003 up 0.2% 1st
Repeaters, primary, male 35.1% 2003 up 5.8% 1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.09 years 1999 up 3.6% 141st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.82 years 1999 up 4.3% 130th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.938 GPIA 1999 down 0.7% 152nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 66.8% 2003 up 26.8% 169th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 68.6% 2003 up 18.1% 167th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.03 GPIA 2003 down 6.1% 61st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 1995 up 0.5% 47th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 53.8% 1995 down 9.2% 150th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 51.8% 1995 down 9.6% 150th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.05 GPIA 2019 47th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 20.2% 1995 up 26.8% 188th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 74.9% 2001 down 0.7% 105th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 2,317 2023 up 9.2% 90th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 8,368 2023 up 143.3% 77th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 159th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 2,217 2023 up 776.3% 19th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 607 2023 up 1,858.1% 93rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 3,161 2023 up 215.8% 5th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 3 2023 down 72.7% 120th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 125th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.1% 2023 up 685.1% 6th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 49.1% 2019 up 12.0% 14th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 75.5% 94th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 3.0% 2023 up 182.6% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 99th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 46 2023 up 666.7% 76th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 46 2023 up 666.7% 66th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.6% 2023 up 1,664.5% 45th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 8.1% 2023 up 117.8% 39th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.2% 2023 down 2.2% 56th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 159th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 648.9% 59th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 57.5% 2019 up 8.8% 168th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 648.9% 62nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.6433 GPIA 2019 129th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 32,961 2003 up 23.9% 40th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 10 2025 unchanged 1st
End month of the academic school year 6 2025 unchanged 105th
Enrolment in primary education, female 155,238 number 2011 up 17.8% 125th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 17.5% 1995 up 28.4% 189th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 22.8% 1995 up 26.5% 188th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.7666 GPIA 1995 up 1.5% 185th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 48.1% 2002 up 7.2% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 16,627 2003 up 36.5% 47th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 20,270 2003 up 70.4% 41st
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 10,267 2003 up 87.6% 53rd
Secondary education, teachers 25.2% 2019 179th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 73rd
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 61st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.04 GPI 1995 up 0.5% 46th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 36,345 number 2019 down 41.4% 115th