Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Gabon
Gabon: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 56,171 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Gabon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Gabon is 56,171 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Gabon peaked at 56,171 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,058 number, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 132nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Gabon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,058 number | — |
| 1971 | 13,488 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 14,110 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 14,752 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 15,388 number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 15,992 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 16,532 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 17,148 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 17,722 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 18,268 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 18,801 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 19,346 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 20,025 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 20,738 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 21,473 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 22,214 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 22,940 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 23,772 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 24,638 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 25,514 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 26,376 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 27,195 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 28,075 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 28,929 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 29,748 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 30,525 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 31,252 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 32,000 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 32,717 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 33,389 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 33,999 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 34,534 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 35,028 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 35,432 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 35,799 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 36,182 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 36,644 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 37,067 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 37,551 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 38,160 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 38,952 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 39,980 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 41,191 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 42,705 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 44,423 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 46,203 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 47,898 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 50,008 number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 52,131 number | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 54,199 number | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 56,171 number | +3.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 56,171 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 116,888 number, 48% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 56,171 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,646 number | 13,058 number | 18,268 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,946 number | 18,801 number | 25,514 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,021 number | 26,376 number | 33,389 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,040 number | 33,999 number | 38,160 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,769 number | 38,952 number | 54,199 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,171 number | 56,171 number | 56,171 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 129 Hong Kong, China 59,162 number compare
- 130 Georgia 57,442 number compare
- 131 Slovakia 56,744 number compare
- 133 Guinea-Bissau 55,789 number compare
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54,539 number compare
- 135 Botswana 54,143 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Gabon?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Gabon was 56,171 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 56,171 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,058 number in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Gabon ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.