Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Gabon
Gabon: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 8.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Gabon is 8.86 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Gabon peaked at 8.86 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.36 years, in 1990.
That places Gabon 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Gabon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.36 years | — |
| 1991 | 3.56 years | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 3.76 years | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 3.96 years | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 4.16 years | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 4.36 years | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.54 years | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 4.72 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 4.91 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.09 years | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 5.27 years | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 5.41 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.54 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.68 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.81 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.95 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.05 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.14 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.24 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.33 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.43 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.76 years | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 7.43 years | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.77 years | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.1 years | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 8.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.46 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.86 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.86 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.24 years | 3.36 years | 5.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 years | 5.27 years | 6.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 years | 6.43 years | 8.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.82 years | 8.7 years | 8.86 years | 4 |
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More education data for Gabon
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,361 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.726 % change on previous year (2003)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0579 units per person (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 138,326 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.732 % change on previous year (2003)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.061 units per person (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,935 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 17.42 % change on previous year (2003)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Gabon?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Gabon was 8.86 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 years in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Gabon ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.