Lower secondary completion rate, female in Gabon
Gabon: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 17.5% in 1995. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Gabon, 1971–1995
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Gabon is 17.5%, measured in 1995. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Gabon peaked at 17.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1971.
That places Gabon 184th out of 187 countries with data for 1995, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.5% | — |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | +26.5% |
| 1974 | 9.6% | +36.5% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 4.5% | 9.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.95 % change on previous year (1990)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,288 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,647 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3,662 (2003)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (1990)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,414 (2003)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.81 % change on previous year (1990)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Gabon?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Gabon was 17.5% in 1995, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Gabon ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 1995.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.