School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Gabon
Gabon: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 128,735 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
128,735 number
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
135th
of 206 countries
All-time high
128,735 number
in 2020
All-time low
35,289 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Gabon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Gabon stood at 128,735 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Gabon peaked at 128,735 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35,289 number, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 135th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35,289 number | — |
| 1971 | 36,374 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 37,896 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 39,482 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 41,115 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 42,775 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 44,418 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 46,252 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 48,068 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 49,821 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 51,469 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 53,007 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 54,748 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 56,601 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 58,539 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 60,537 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 62,562 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 64,756 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 67,054 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 69,430 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 71,848 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 74,260 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 76,819 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 79,367 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 81,861 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 84,261 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 86,531 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 88,838 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 91,105 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 93,292 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 95,361 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 97,283 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 99,175 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 100,907 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 102,465 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 103,848 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 105,114 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 106,255 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 107,501 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 108,933 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 110,645 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 112,748 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 96,745 number | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 99,437 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 102,705 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 106,332 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 110,066 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 114,528 number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 119,123 number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 123,863 number | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 128,735 number | +3.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 128,735 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 128,735 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42,149 number | 35,289 number | 49,821 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,870 number | 51,469 number | 69,430 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,818 number | 71,848 number | 93,292 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,684 number | 95,361 number | 108,933 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,619 number | 96,745 number | 123,863 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,735 number | 128,735 number | 128,735 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 school age population, primary education, female in Gabon?
- School age population, primary education, female in Gabon was 128,735 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 128,735 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,289 number in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Gabon ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.