School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gabon
Gabon: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 289,290 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gabon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gabon stood at 289,290 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gabon peaked at 289,290 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67,440 number, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 133rd of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Gabon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,440 number | — |
| 1971 | 68,725 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 70,185 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 71,836 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 73,755 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 75,982 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 78,534 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 81,390 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 84,595 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 88,115 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 91,936 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 96,006 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 100,063 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 104,176 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 108,318 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 112,456 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 116,578 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 120,605 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 124,732 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 129,018 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 133,481 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 138,101 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 142,959 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 148,039 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 153,309 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 158,738 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 164,314 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 169,890 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 175,558 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 181,250 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 186,894 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 192,464 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 198,152 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 203,551 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 208,799 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 214,085 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 219,463 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 224,820 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 229,196 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 232,959 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 236,566 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 240,310 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 247,752 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 251,227 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 254,243 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 257,110 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 260,381 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 266,756 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 273,695 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 281,095 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 289,290 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,056 number | 67,440 number | 88,115 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 110,389 number | 91,936 number | 129,018 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 156,564 number | 133,481 number | 181,250 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 211,038 number | 186,894 number | 232,959 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,914 number | 236,566 number | 281,095 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 289,290 number | 289,290 number | 289,290 number | 1 |
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More education data for Gabon
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gabon?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gabon was 289,290 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 289,290 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,440 number in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Gabon ranks 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.