Human capital composite index in Gabon
Gabon: Human capital composite index was -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2019. ▼ Falling
Human capital composite index in Gabon, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Gabon is -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 170.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Gabon peaked at 0.8735 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1997 and was at its lowest, -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2019.
Gabon ranks 163rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Gabon, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1972 | 0.474 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5407 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5658 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6807 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7054 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6867 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8092 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7421 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7552 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7624 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7078 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6998 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6854 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6982 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6711 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7805 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7675 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7945 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3471 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -56.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5505 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +58.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7471 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +35.7% |
| 1996 | 0.86 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8735 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2823 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -67.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6001 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +112.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8132 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.8% |
| 2019 | -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -170.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.096 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human capital composite index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -170.8% | 0.7255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2001 | +112.6% | 0.2823 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6001 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6285 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.452 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8092 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7322 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6711 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7945 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6101 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2823 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8735 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.7066 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6001 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8132 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1058 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 160 Myanmar -0.4425 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 161 Puerto Rico -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 162 Bahamas -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 164 Guinea -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 165 Uganda -0.5268 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 166 Burundi -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean 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 human capital composite index in Gabon?
- Human capital composite index in Gabon was -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8735 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1997.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for human capital composite index?
- Gabon ranks 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 170.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.