Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Gabon
Gabon: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 27.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Gabon, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Gabon stood at 27.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Gabon peaked at 28.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2008.
That places Gabon 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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, female in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 27.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 8.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 27.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 10.8% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.2% | 28.2% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Gabon?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Gabon was 27.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2008.
- How does Gabon rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Gabon ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release