Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Gabon
Gabon: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.951 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.951 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9787 modelled data
in 2020
All-time low
0.8168 modelled data
in 2015
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Gabon, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.951 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Gabon peaked at 0.9787 modelled data in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8168 modelled data, in 2015.
That places Gabon 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Gabon, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9118 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8862 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8994 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8889 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8649 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8571 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8571 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.864 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8917 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9068 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9153 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.918 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8897 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8535 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8258 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8168 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8438 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8848 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.93 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.963 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9787 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9758 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9658 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9556 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9553 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.951 modelled data | -0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.951 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.951 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8828 modelled data | 0.8571 modelled data | 0.9118 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8841 modelled data | 0.8168 modelled data | 0.963 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9637 modelled data | 0.951 modelled data | 0.9787 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 102 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9586 modelled data compare
- 103 Lesotho 0.9519 modelled data compare
- 104 Egypt 0.9512 modelled data compare
- 106 Slovakia 0.95 modelled data compare
- 107 Estonia 0.9474 modelled data compare
- 108 Panama 0.9412 modelled data compare
- 108 Thailand 0.9412 modelled data 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Gabon?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Gabon was 0.951 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9787 modelled data in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8168 modelled data in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Gabon ranks 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release