School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gabon
Gabon: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 179,211 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gabon, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 179,211 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2014. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gabon peaked at 179,211 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 42,674 number, in 1970.
That places Gabon 142nd out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gabon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42,674 number | — |
| 1971 | 43,213 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 43,901 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 44,684 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 45,508 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 46,351 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 47,244 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 48,164 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 49,188 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 50,403 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 51,869 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 53,568 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 55,403 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 57,479 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 59,789 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 62,321 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 65,068 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 67,985 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 71,063 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 74,147 number | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 77,140 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 80,039 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 82,833 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 85,606 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 88,460 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 91,467 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 94,610 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 97,847 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 101,255 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 104,824 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 108,513 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 112,304 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 116,838 number | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 121,312 number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 125,707 number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 130,043 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 134,338 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 140,145 number | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 145,655 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 150,813 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 155,615 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 159,949 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 179,211 number | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46,133 number | 42,674 number | 50,403 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,869 number | 51,869 number | 74,147 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,408 number | 77,140 number | 104,824 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 128,567 number | 108,513 number | 150,813 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,925 number | 155,615 number | 179,211 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Gabon?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Gabon was 179,211 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 179,211 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,674 number in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Gabon ranks 142nd out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.