Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0048 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gabon, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Gabon is 0.0048 units per person, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0073 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 units per person, in 1973.
That places Gabon 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0036 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0039 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.004 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.004 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 units per person | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 units per person | -33.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0048 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 92% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0048 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -33.7% | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0048 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 2 |
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Gabon?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gabon was 0.0048 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 1973.
- How does Gabon rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.