School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Gabon
Gabon: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.5778 GPI in 2003. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Gabon, 1971–2003
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.5778 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2003.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Gabon peaked at 0.6737 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1572 GPI, in 1972.
That places Gabon 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2161 GPI | 0.1572 GPI | 0.2855 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3709 GPI | 0.2797 GPI | 0.4357 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4907 GPI | 0.4244 GPI | 0.557 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6258 GPI | 0.5778 GPI | 0.6737 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 172 Benin 0.5931 GPI compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5923 GPI compare
- 174 Iraq 0.5838 GPI compare
- 176 Papua New Guinea 0.5725 GPI compare
- 177 Togo 0.5698 GPI compare
- 178 Mauritania 0.566 GPI compare
More education data for Gabon
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 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 school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Gabon?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Gabon was 0.5778 GPI in 2003, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6737 GPI in 2001.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1572 GPI in 1972.
- How does Gabon rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Gabon ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2003.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.