Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 9.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Gabon is 9.69, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Gabon peaked at 9.69 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.32, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 100th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.14 | 4.32 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 | 6.15 | 7.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.67 | 7.57 | 9.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.65 | 9.55 | 9.69 | 4 |
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More education data for Gabon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,935 (2019)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.17 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Gabon?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Gabon was 9.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.69 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 100th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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