Share of primary school teachers who are women in Gabon
Gabon: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 57.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Gabon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Gabon is 57.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Gabon peaked at 57.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1971.
Gabon ranks 168th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.8% | — |
| 1972 | 17.4% | +17.4% |
| 1973 | 19.1% | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 21.0% | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 20.1% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 22.1% | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 25.0% | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 28.8% | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 27.3% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 29.6% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 36.7% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +8.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 57.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 57.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- 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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Gabon?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Gabon was 57.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Gabon ranks 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.