Primary education, teachers in Gabon
Gabon: Primary education, teachers was 57.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Gabon, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2019, primary education, teachers in Gabon stood at 57.5%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Gabon peaked at 57.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1971.
That places Gabon 157th out of 200 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.1% | 14.8% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 27.3% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 39.2% | 44.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 44.7% | 47.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 52.9% | 57.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2019)
- Primary education, teachers 10,935 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2019)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2019)
- Labor force, female 40.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 844,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Gabon?
- Primary education, teachers in Gabon was 57.5% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for primary education, teachers?
- Gabon ranks 157th out of 200 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.