School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gabon
Gabon: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 175,394 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gabon, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 175,394 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gabon peaked at 175,394 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43,548 number, in 1970.
That places Gabon 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gabon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43,548 number | — |
| 1971 | 45,010 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 47,130 number | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 49,200 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 51,122 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 52,548 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 54,080 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 55,818 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 57,485 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 59,147 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 60,937 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 62,857 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 65,149 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 67,512 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 69,890 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 72,080 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 74,409 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 77,107 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 79,840 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 82,522 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 84,930 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 87,332 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 89,916 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 92,386 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 94,715 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 96,855 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 98,869 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 100,948 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 102,894 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 104,659 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 106,094 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 107,437 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 108,580 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 109,605 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 110,700 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 112,178 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 114,075 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 115,755 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 117,822 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 120,468 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 124,028 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 128,382 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 133,367 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 139,117 number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 145,199 number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 150,692 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 156,054 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 162,938 number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 169,469 number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 175,394 number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51,509 number | 43,548 number | 59,147 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,230 number | 60,937 number | 82,522 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,350 number | 84,930 number | 104,659 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,271 number | 106,094 number | 120,468 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,464 number | 124,028 number | 175,394 number | 10 |
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More education data for Gabon
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.17 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gabon?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gabon was 175,394 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 175,394 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,548 number in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Gabon ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.