Lower secondary completion rate, total in Gabon
Gabon: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 20.2% in 1995. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Gabon, 1971–1995
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 1995, lower secondary completion rate, total in Gabon stood at 20.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Gabon peaked at 20.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1971.
That places Gabon 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 1995, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.3% | — |
| 1972 | 10.6% | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 12.1% | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | +23.8% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | +34.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 9.3% | 15.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Gabon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Gabon?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Gabon was 20.2% in 1995, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Gabon ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 1995.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.