School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon
Gabon: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 32,582 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon is 32,582, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gabon peaked at 32,582 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,270, 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 | 7,270 | — |
| 1971 | 7,502 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 7,751 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 7,983 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 8,244 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 8,519 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 8,839 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 9,186 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 9,549 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 9,873 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 10,194 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 10,582 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 10,998 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 11,427 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 11,867 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 12,290 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 12,772 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 13,292 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 13,724 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 14,187 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 14,562 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 14,963 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 15,364 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 15,818 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 16,203 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 16,489 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 16,790 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 17,076 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 17,366 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 17,640 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 17,732 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 17,805 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17,976 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 18,336 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 18,734 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 19,133 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 19,656 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 20,119 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 20,635 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 21,148 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 21,748 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 22,430 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 23,156 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 23,946 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 24,824 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 25,919 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 27,004 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 27,989 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 28,565 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 29,062 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 29,534 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 30,156 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 30,926 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 31,562 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 32,155 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 32,582 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,472 | 7,270 | 9,873 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,133 | 10,194 | 14,187 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,227 | 14,562 | 17,640 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,127 | 17,732 | 21,148 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,464 | 21,748 | 29,062 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,152 | 29,534 | 32,582 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,935 (2019)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
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 32,582 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 32,582 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,270 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 25.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release