Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gabon
Gabon: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 27,819 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 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, female in Gabon is 27,819 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gabon peaked at 27,819 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,547 number, in 1970.
That places Gabon 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Gabon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,547 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,755 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 7,070 number | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 7,388 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 7,698 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 7,992 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 8,255 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 8,557 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 8,838 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 9,106 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 9,369 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 9,637 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 9,970 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 10,320 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 10,681 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 11,045 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 11,403 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 11,811 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 12,236 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 12,665 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 13,089 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 13,492 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 13,926 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 14,347 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 14,751 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 15,131 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 15,484 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 15,856 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 16,211 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 16,543 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 16,845 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 17,112 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 17,363 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 17,569 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 17,756 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 17,944 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18,162 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 18,382 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 18,624 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 18,924 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 19,313 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 19,821 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 20,409 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 21,151 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 21,998 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 22,882 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 23,731 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 24,764 number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 25,810 number | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26,836 number | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 27,819 number | +3.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 27,819 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 27,819 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,821 number | 6,547 number | 9,106 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,914 number | 9,369 number | 12,665 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,883 number | 13,089 number | 16,543 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,868 number | 16,845 number | 18,924 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,672 number | 19,313 number | 26,836 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,819 number | 27,819 number | 27,819 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gabon?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Gabon was 27,819 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 27,819 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,547 number in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Gabon ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.