Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Gabon
Gabon: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 28,352 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Gabon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Gabon stood at 28,352 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Gabon peaked at 28,352 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,511 number, in 1970.
That places Gabon 132nd 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, male in Gabon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,511 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,733 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 7,040 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 7,364 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 7,690 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 8,000 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 8,277 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 8,591 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 8,884 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 9,162 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 9,432 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 9,709 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 10,055 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 10,418 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 10,792 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 11,169 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 11,537 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 11,961 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 12,402 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 12,849 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 13,287 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 13,703 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 14,149 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 14,582 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 14,997 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 15,394 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 15,768 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 16,144 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 16,506 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 16,846 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 17,154 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 17,422 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 17,665 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 17,863 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 18,043 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 18,238 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18,482 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 18,685 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 18,927 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 19,236 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 19,639 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 20,159 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 20,782 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 21,554 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 22,425 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 23,321 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 24,167 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 25,244 number | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 26,321 number | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 27,363 number | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 28,352 number | +3.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 28,352 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 28,352 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,825 number | 6,511 number | 9,162 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,032 number | 9,432 number | 12,849 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,138 number | 13,287 number | 16,846 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,172 number | 17,154 number | 19,236 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,098 number | 19,639 number | 27,363 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,352 number | 28,352 number | 28,352 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, male in Gabon?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Gabon was 28,352 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 28,352 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,511 number in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Gabon ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.