School age population, primary education, male in Gabon
Gabon: School age population, primary education, male was 155,848 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Gabon, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, male in Gabon stood at 155,848. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Gabon peaked at 155,848 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38,173, in 1970.
That places Gabon 133rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44,407 | 38,173 | 51,521 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,618 | 53,458 | 74,956 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,098 | 77,744 | 99,285 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,839 | 101,069 | 116,618 | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,956 | 106,387 | 135,123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,850 | 139,463 | 155,848 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 171,345 compare
- 131 Kuwait 162,119 compare
- 132 Hong Kong (China) 158,600 compare
- 134 Uruguay 139,790 compare
- 135 Singapore 138,104 compare
- 136 Equatorial Guinea 138,012 compare
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, primary education, male in Gabon?
- School age population, primary education, male in Gabon was 155,848 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 155,848 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,173 in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Gabon ranks 133rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release