School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon
Gabon: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 65,576 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
65,576
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
121st
of 222 countries
All-time high
65,576
in 2025
All-time low
14,471
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon stood at 65,576. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon peaked at 65,576 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,471, in 1970.
That places Gabon 121st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,471 | — |
| 1971 | 14,940 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 15,445 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 15,918 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 16,446 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 17,002 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 17,650 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 18,351 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 19,086 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 19,741 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 20,391 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 21,171 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 22,010 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 22,870 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 23,758 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 24,612 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 25,578 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 26,623 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 27,495 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 28,423 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 29,174 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 29,980 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 30,780 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 31,690 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 32,457 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 33,022 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 33,615 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 34,181 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 34,754 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 35,291 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 35,486 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 35,643 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 35,996 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 36,721 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 37,518 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 38,310 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 39,365 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 40,295 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 41,338 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 42,371 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 43,582 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 44,948 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 46,405 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 48,011 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 49,797 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 52,021 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 54,227 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 56,229 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 57,405 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 58,428 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 59,393 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 60,671 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 62,234 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 63,518 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 64,716 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 65,576 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,905 | 14,471 | 19,741 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,293 | 20,391 | 28,423 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,494 | 29,174 | 35,291 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,304 | 35,486 | 42,371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,105 | 43,582 | 58,428 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,685 | 59,393 | 65,576 | 6 |
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More education data for Gabon
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1189 units per person (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,361 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon was 65,576 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 65,576 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,471 in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Gabon ranks 121st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release