4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) in Gabon
Gabon: 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) was 56.9 in 2017. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Gabon, 2000–2017
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Gabon is 56.9, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Gabon peaked at 71 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 145th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51 | — |
| 2001 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 49 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 71 | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 55 | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 56.9 | -0.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 56.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.12, 58% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 56.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +31.5% | 54 | 71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.2 | 47 | 53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.24 | 53 | 71 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 142 Papua New Guinea 58.8 compare
- 143 Democratic Republic of Congo 58.2 compare
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 57.6 compare
- 146 Ethiopia 56.7 compare
- 147 Pakistan 53.8 compare
- 148 Guinea 53.1 compare
More education data for Gabon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,118 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,273 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1189 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Gabon?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Gabon was 56.9 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2012.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education?
- Gabon ranks 145th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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