Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gabon
Gabon: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 54.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gabon, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gabon is 54.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gabon peaked at 54.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2018.
Gabon ranks 31st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.9% | — |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 54.8% | +2.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 54.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 54.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 50.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 37.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 40.8% | 54.8% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gabon?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Gabon was 54.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2018.
- How does Gabon rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Gabon ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release